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Finance intern Review

at Unite Students

Internship (1 Month+)

Finance

Bristol

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
4.3/5 - 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.
1. Meet with different teams in the finance group to understand the services they offer and impact on the wider business
2. Analysed data on monthly company credit card spend for audit and reporting purposes
3. Skills building workshops e.g building better presentation skills
4. On-boarding sessions that involved learning about the company's policies such as data privacy policies, health and safety policies, etc
5. Further skills building e.g excel skills
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
The level of responsibility was fair. Didn't feel overburdened and I learnt along the way.
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?
1. Presentation skills i.e. how to make a good presentation and how to prepare power point slides
2. Using MS Excel for data analysis
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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?
My line manager was very kind and helpful. Really enjoyed the catch-up meetings with her.
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?
Very welcoming, calm and hospitable environment, people are nice and helpful. Did not feel pressurized at all
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?
I enjoyed the flexible schedule. The town hall meeting was good. Company culture was friendly and helpful.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unite Students
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unite Students to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unite Students
Unite Students is really proud of their values. Read about their values and know examples of how they have actually proven it in the past and currently.
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