Forensic Accounting Internship Review

Item: Forensic Accounting Internship at S&W
Rating: 3.4
Author: Anonymous

at S&W

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

St Pauls

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

3.4 /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 Experience

4/5 - Skills Development

3/5 - Company Culture

2.5/5 - Overall Experience

1/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

Start by booking your desk for two weeks in advance. Then your expected to crack on with any work you already have, otherwise you message your manager/team lead and see what is available for yourself. You continually ask for work as its a way to try and prove yourself.

What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

They encouraged you to speak to as many different people as possible with the intern project being created to encourage the necessary conversations.

Please rate how insightful you found the insight

5/5

How would you rate the structure of the insight

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Skills developed:
- Excel
- Communication
- Presenting
New Skills:
- Quality assurance
- Conflict checks

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

3/5

Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

4/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

3/5

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

My team was quite quiet. Everyone was lovely but getting to know them was quite difficult - emphasized by people working from home. But this isn't a bad thing, generally couldn't say a bad thing about it, just left you wanting a bit more.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

2/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

The internship was an interesting experience, at times a lack of work was frustrating as I felt as though I was wasting time. More open communication from line managers and buddies could have led to a better relationship being formed and thus a more enjoyable experience. Again there was nothing wrong with the experience, but rather was slightly underwhelming, leaving you wanting more.