Over the course of this week, we will be sharing a number of blogs from a few of our school leavers from across the firm. In these blogs, we will be sharing some of the great experiences we’ve had since working at Grant Thornton, whilst at the same time, talking about the key themes that […]
Over the course of this week, we will be sharing a number of blogs from a few of our school leavers from across the firm. In these blogs, we will be sharing some of the great experiences we’ve had since working at Grant Thornton, whilst at the same time, talking about the key themes that […]
Over the course of this week, we will be sharing a number of blogs from a few of our school leavers from across the firm. In these blogs, we will be sharing some of the great experiences we’ve had since working at Grant Thornton, whilst at the same time, talking about the key themes […]
I was born in Cuba and grew up in the US. I would never have imagined that 20 years down the line I was going to be working in the UK with people from around the world. When I was recruited by Grant Thornton doing a secondment in another country was the topic of choice but a rarity in […]
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Lao Tzu I said goodbye to comfort and the familiar, trading them in for the unknown – for new faces in a new city, and unlimited travel possibilities. For the first time in my life, I was going to be living with mystery […]
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Lao Tzu Ever since I started with Grant Thornton, I had heard about colleagues who had travelled abroad on secondment. I had already caught the travel bug in the previous year and was eager to gain international experience, so when the opportunity to […]
14 months ago, back in June 2015, I prepared to join the Public Sector Audit team at Grant Thornton. By this time, I had already applied to be a part of the Spilling the Beans Intern Takeover Team and so wrote my first blog ‘The Weeks Before I Joined Grant Thornton’ which gave an insight […]
14 months ago, back in June 2015, I prepared to join the Public Sector Audit team at Grant Thornton. By this time, I had already applied to be a part of the Spilling the Beans Intern Takeover Team and so wrote my first blog ‘The Weeks Before I Joined Grant Thornton’ which gave an insight […]
14 months ago, back in June 2015, I prepared to join the Public Sector Audit team at Grant Thornton. By this time, I had already applied to be a part of the Spilling the Beans Intern Takeover Team and so wrote my first blog ‘The Weeks Before I Joined Grant Thornton’ which gave an insight […]
14 months ago, back in June 2015, I prepared to join the Public Sector Audit team at Grant Thornton. By this time, I had already applied to be a part of the Spilling the Beans Intern Takeover Team and so wrote my first blog ‘The Weeks Before I Joined Grant Thornton’ which gave an insight […]
14 months ago, back in June 2015, I prepared to join the Public Sector Audit team at Grant Thornton. By this time, I had already applied to be a part of the Spilling the Beans Intern Takeover Team and so wrote my first blog ‘The Weeks Before I Joined Grant Thornton’ which gave an insight […]
Name: Lara Office: Reading Service Line: Audit Top 3 highlights… How friendly and helpful everyone is Training days away at Bradenham Manor Being treated as a full member of the team – not just a placement! Top 3 things I’ve learnt so far… How to use the (very) basics of excel […]
Name: Natasha Office: Manchester Service Line: Public Sector Audit Top 3 highlights… Talent 16 Meeting and getting to know many of the faces and new starters at Grant Thornton Shadowing Carl Williams Top 3 things I’ve learnt so far… Always “Under promise but Over deliver” there’s nothing worse than setting unobtainable […]
Name: Alistair Office: Finsbury Square, London Service Line: BGS Associate Programme Top 3 highlights… Being able to interact with different clients across all sorts of niche markets. Being given exposure to different functions with the department as part of my rotational programme; including marketing, operations and service delivery. The learning and development side […]
So you’ve decided to apply for work experience at Grant Thornton and you’re asking yourself what’s the application form like, will it take me ages? The good news is we’ve shortened our application form considerably; it really won’t take you long. Step 1: create a profile Top tips 1) When you tell us about your […]
So this week we headed up to the University of Hertfordshire to attend the Talent 16 Vibrant Orientation Event and to get the new intake of trainees engaged and informed about what joining Grant Thornton is all about… I’m currently sat in the atrium of the University’s main building, reflecting on the day gone by […]
So you’ve decided to apply to one of GT’s trainee programmes and you’re asking yourself what’s the application form like, will it take me ages? The good news is we’ve shortened our application form considerably; it really won’t take you long. Once you’ve found the right area for you (Audit, Tax, Advisory … graduate, intern, […]
Today’s guest blog comes from Chris, a trainee in our Manchester office who joined as a School Leaver last August… This time last year, I didn’t quite know what to expect, whether that was with my exam results, or in starting my career at Grant Thornton. Unfortunately, my exam results didn’t go the way I […]
Personally, I never used Spilling the Beans more than when I was preparing for my final round assessment centre at the Birmingham office. So, rather than creating a day-in-the-life blog as many of my colleagues have already finely done in far better style than I am capable of, I thought it best, on a rainy […]
As part of our development and goal setting as interns, myself, Rebecca and Stephen decided to write a blog expanding and reflecting on our experience of joining Grant Thornton for 6 weeks over the summer. We all agreed that Spilling the Beans was an extremely useful tool in finding out information about the application process and […]
