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Audit Assistant Review

at RSM

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

Bristol

Review Submitted: May 2021

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - 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.
My role was to assist in the completion of audits on a day to day basis. This included taking part in various areas of the audit stages such as planning and execution and completing all of the relevant areas of the audit file for the particular client.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have been given a lot of responsibility while completing my placement from early on and this has increased throughout the placement from starting with taking control of one area of the audit file and then taking client calls/stocktakes by myself and then on to starting to supervisor others while taking the audits.
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?
I have developed a considerable amount of skills while at RSM, improving my overall knowledge around the financial statements of a company. I have also developed my key working skills with increasing my ability to work as part of a team as each audit is taken by a team from the office. They have also drastically helped my communication skills with colleagues but also while talking to clients that i had always previously struggled with.
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?
I have received a lot of guidance and support throughout my placement. We were put in contact with the cohort of new starters when I first joined and on my first day i was introduced to my buddy who was from the cohort before me. I was also introduced to my line manager who has been extremely supporting and helpful through out my placement and she has always been there to help and support me whenever i had any questions or problems.
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?
The company culture and atmosphere was very supporting and caring throughout the placement and they have always tried to help throughout covid making sure that at any point you were able to attend in person before asking anyone to do it.
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 have very much enjoyed my placement even though it has been entirely remote so far but RSM have still been able to bring across a brilliant company culture without actually being in the ffice or on client sites.
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 RSM
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend RSM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to RSM
My advice to others would be to just be confident and yourself while applying to RSM as from my experience the type of qualification you have isnt as relevant as the type of person you are as there is considerable training to develop your personal skills while in the company.
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