Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Testing specific areas of the profit and loss, assessing financial statements for accuracy, conversing with clients regarding issues with the financial statements. Building basic understanding of Accounting and Financial principles.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There is a large amount of responsibility given to the intern, obviously there is a limitation based on financial knowledge and experience. However, considering this factor a large amount of work is independent. Support is always available.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Client interaction.
Basic Accounting knowledge.
Soft skills.
Excel development.
Basic Accounting knowledge.
Soft skills.
Excel development.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support is always available, surrounded by people of all levels and a hot seating system makes support highly accessible.
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?
Excellent, welcoming and open to questions regarding the role. You are made to feel as comfortable as possible.
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?
4/5
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?
I enjoyed the internship it is open to developing you as a person and supports career focused individuals.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at S&W
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend S&W to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to S&W
Focus on soft skills, if you can pass the psychometric, numerical and verbal reasoning tests then the rest will be based on behavioural aspects. Aim to be an excellent communicator with an inquisitive mindset.
Regarding the online meeting; aim to have the basics of audit knowledge on hand as that will help you get through the interview process, as well as knowing what was on your CV!
Regarding the online meeting; aim to have the basics of audit knowledge on hand as that will help you get through the interview process, as well as knowing what was on your CV!
