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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
I work on audits, doing data entry and review for different projects, based on what is assigned by my manager. Looking at payroll, income, financial statements, expenditure, contracts to exercise due diligence.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given real tasks for real clients from the start. Audit work is always reviewed many times over, which gives juniors more flexibility to work on key tasks. That said, there were also a lot of training tasks as the nature of the work is complex.
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?
Excel skills have been strongly developed, as well as attention to detail and thinking critically.
Audit also helps to learn a lot about finance, and how companies work.
Audit also helps to learn a lot about finance, and how companies work.
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?
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?
My line manager did weekly catch ups to check in, which helped me feel like I was making progress and was able to share my thoughts.
The team as a whole was very supportive and took the time to teach me everything I asked about. Perhaps a bit more support from my buddy is my only note.
The team as a whole was very supportive and took the time to teach me everything I asked about. Perhaps a bit more support from my buddy is my only note.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Company culture was great, everyone was very friendly and relaxed, not micromanaging and trusting that work will get done. The office was often very empty as a lot of people work from home, but on team days, once or twice a week, the whole team comes in and it is a great time to catch up.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 very much enjoyed my internship, our first two days were an induction in Birmingham with the cohort of interns, which was a lovely way to kick things off and discover the culture of the company. However, after this, social opportunities for interns dwindled almost completely, especially coming from a smaller office and having the weekly virtual catch ups between interns being cancelled. The work was great however, and I loved the office. I feel like I have learnt a lot!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvis Mazars
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvis Mazars to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvis Mazars
Be yourself - they are looking for proactive and social personalities, with the mentality that hard skills can be taught, so make sure to relax during the interview and showcase your personality.
