Corporate Assistant Review

Item: Corporate Assistant at Forvis Mazars
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Forvis Mazars

Placement (10 Months+)

Audit

leicester

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

Auditing various financial statement areas. Creating working papers and communicating with clients. Additionally, completing certificate level of ACA accreditation and other, technical training provided by the employer

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

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

Yes, primarily have improved on my communication and problem solving skills. Also, I got to improve on team work and organisational skills

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?

Plenty, weekly calls with the line manager to discuss and problems or questions. Additionaly, regular feedback from the members of each engagement team I was a part of

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

It was great! Everyone was kind, helpful amd understanding.

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?

3/5

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?

Due to working and studying at the same time it was extremly challanging, however worth every bit of effort put into it. There was a lot to learn, however, personal and proffesional growth I got to achieve during my placement makes me feel proud and happy I got the opportunity to get this experience