Valuations Intern Review

Item: Valuations Intern at S&W
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at S&W

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Birmingham

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Check emails in the morning, maybe some team calls to check capacity, followed by some client work or working on my group case study project

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Quite a lot for an intern. I worked on an actual PPA and was given a lot of independence (with guidance of course)

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Became familiar with working in a professional environment, use of Excel (including shortcuts), general formatting and research using MARKABLES, ktMINE and Capital IQ

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

A lot. Along with HR, I also had access to everyone in my team including a buddy and my line manager

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Everyone is very friendly and knowledgable. They know how to take their work seriously without being too stern/serious about themselves.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

A large extent. It was my first time working in a professional environment, and I really enjoyed getting involved in various bits of work and meeting everyone