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I found the internship exceeded my expectations. From day one the company was sure to make myself and fellow interns feel valued as employees, and when it came to first working in the local office, many had work available for me to complete and would take their time to explain how to do it and the technical background of the tasks. The structure of the internship was much better than I had expected as PwC ensured there was enough time to cover the basics and introduce me to the office.

My colleagues made me feel immediately welcomed to the local office. Being the new starter can always be a daunting thought, but everyone would make time to have a chat and introduce themselves and just remember that everyone has been new at one point. I personally felt very valued by my colleagues and felt they would really make an effort to make my internship as enjoyable as possible.

Through the internship I, along with all other interns, had been assigned a buddy and a people manager. My first port of call would be my buddy, who trained me in using all the necessary softwares and would answer any questions I had regarding any difficulties found in completing a piece of work. My people manager would also make the effort to give me varied tasks to complete during quieter times so I was not sat without work and also so I wasn't always on repetitive tasks.

The work load would vary from very slow to very busy, with most days being a happy medium between the two. On some days you may find yourself doing some independent research and development into the line of service you are working in given there is not much work to complete. On other days however, you can have multiple colleagues ask you to help them complete some work; how busy you get will be down to how much work you accept, essentially you tend to decide how busy you get throughout the day.

I was surprised by how quickly I was given work that was considered important. This is of course a positive, as it gives you as a new starter a real sense of responsibility and importance and for me it quickly developed my time organisation and self-assessment. There are multiple opportunities to go out and meet PwC's clients and get a real insight into the work you will complete for them, and while the work is important don't worry as on top of self-assessment, the person you complete the work for will also complete a peer-assessment to make sure it is completed how they would want. It's not simply making cups of tea as many may think!

I feel the skills I have developed throughout my internship with PwC are invaluable. There is high emphasis on networking; meeting new people and making good impressions. Having met many new and interesting people through the internship, it has helped me develop simple social skills such as communication. I have greatly enhanced my skills on Microsoft Office and Tax related software, as my internship was in Tax. The internship will develop the skills you will be asked for in an interview or job description in future; communication, team building, commercial and business knowledge etc, and will look very impressive on your CV.

I was based in the Newcastle PwC office, and the atmosphere here was always positive. With the system of hot-desking, i.e. you pick where you sit each day, you will find yourself sitting next to new people often. I never had a day where I was sat next to someone whom I felt I couldn't ask a work related question, or have an informal chat with also.

I felt the internship was very well organised. The first few days involved a residential introduction, which was three days where all the summer interns would be given talks and presentations on the company, as well as having technical classes in the certain line of service you are going into and given chance to network with fellow interns, associates and partners of PwC. The remainder of the internship will then take place in your local office; here I was provided more technical training and also trained in the software that I would be using throughout my internship. I can not fault the organisation of the internship, as it has exceeded my expectations.

From the first day with the company, PwC would invest in me and provide essential training needed. The first week in particular provided the most training as would be expected, and this brought me to a comfortable level to begin working in the office. The full internship is essentially an exercise in development, as you aren't expected to know everything possible during the short time that you're with the company. Overall, PwC heavily invested into my development and ensured that I was trained to the level they would want.

The summer internship can be seen as essentially one long interview and that if you perform how they would like you to and show intelligence and courtesy, you could well be offered a graduate roll for the following year. The space for progression within the firm is also fantastic, as promotion is automatic for the first few years before it becomes dependent on your merit and constantly works on your development.

There were often networking events set up throughout my internship to give me the opportunity to talk to new people. The office would also tend to take part in Friday drinks to give employees the chance to wind down after the week of work and also lunch's and meals. The social scene amongst the office and my colleagues was always a good one.

I have got a 西瓜视频 house in Newcastle as I attend Newcastle University. The cost of living in Newcastle is very cheap given how beautiful the city is and the quality of what you can buy, and the cost of socialising is equally as cheap! Even the Metro, which was my preferred choice of travel to work, is cheap and efficient; the salary you get from the internship will comfortably cover the cost of living and more.

Newcastle is well renowned for it's famous Nightlife scene and I will happily be one to attest to this. It's an excellent city that offers a range of places from cocktails at the Botanist to treble vodka mixers at the infamous Sinners. A night out in Newcastle will surely be a difficult one to top.

I was involved in the PwC Newcastle office football team which was an eleven a side team playing in a Business League each Wednesday. I also believe there are other sports teams available and there is also something called a 'professional network group', which is a group of professional firms around the city that set up events for associates and interns to get involved with.