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Posted on August 22, 2014 by Guest blogger
8 weeks of our annual summer internships are coming to an end very soon, so the NAO graduate blog has asked Jannan Gunaratnam to sum up his experiences. Many thanks to Jannan and all the other interns from EmployAbility and Windsor Fellowship for their support over the summer!
I applied to the NAO because of their strong reputation and influence they have on public spending. I was hoping the internship would give me an insight as to whether this role would be for me and something I would like to do a few years down the line. A few weeks into it, and having gone through different training sessions and spending time with my audit team, I can now tell you that it has. more… Summer through the eyes of an intern – part 2Tagged: Colleagues, Internships, Parliament, Public Accounts Committee, Support, Training
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Posted on August 8, 2014 by Guest blogger
What’s it like to work at the NAO from the perspective of an intern? The graduate blog has asked Henry Firmin, one of the NAO’s 2014 summer interns, to share his thoughts and impressions after spending the first couple of weeks with us.
The last place I had worked before the NAO was for a marketing company in the Algarve, Portugal, where the weather was amazing and the mood was laid back. I honestly didn’t know whether I could adapt to the office life in London. more… Summer through the eyes of an intern – part 1Tagged: Internships, Parliament, Training
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Posted on August 23, 2013 by Guest blogger
To mark the end of the summer internship programme 2013, the NAO graduate blog has invited Daniel Joseph, one of the 13 participating students from EmployAbility and Windsor Fellowship, to summarise his experiences for us. Many thanks to all interns who have been a great support to the Office over the past few weeks!
Over the last eight weeks, I’ve been in the fortunate position to be an intern with the National Audit Office. I’ve been working in the transport team, with undertakings in both the General Lighthouse Fund audit and research for a value for money study on Crossrail, the new metro railway for London going from Shenfield in the East to Maidenhead in the West. more… An intern-taining summerTagged: Clients, Financial audit, Internships, Parliament, Value for money audit
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Posted on August 16, 2013 by Guest blogger
The NAO graduate blog has asked Usmaan Hussain, one of the NAO’s 2013 summer interns, to write a post for us. Below Usmaan shares his thoughts and impressions of a recent visit to the Public Accounts Committee.
A few examples of phrases used by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC):“You do evil.” “Vampire-death squid!” “No-one here can answer that! Why?”
As you can imagine, a PAC hearing can be quite enjoyable. Besides attempting to squeeze your face into the view of the camera, listening and watching the panel of witnesses attempting to conjure up an answer under immense pressure can be quite an experience in itself. To be fair, you have Margaret Hodge’s eyes searing in the witnesses! Then you have Richard Bacon who remains composed and is one to be reckoned with! His line of questioning is no doubt well thought out and one that catches out even the most senior of business figures! Additionally, knowing that thousands of people are watching can be exceptionally intimidating, although some have handled themselves really well. more… The PAC hearing – the fruition of our value for money work
Tagged: Events, Internships, Parliament, Public Accounts Committee, Value for money audit
Summer through the eyes of an intern – part 2
Summer through the eyes of an intern – part 1
The PAC hearing – the fruition of our value for money work
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