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The internship at PwC proved to be an incredibly enjoyable experience. Working with clients both based in the UK and abroad was invaluable, but what I really liked was my ability to help develop PwC's consulting offering within a specific industry. I was given ownership of a piece of research which was particularly interesting. The internship, however, would not be the same without the people I have met - across service lines, grades and also jurisdictions. This has made the experience all the more enjoyable.

On the most part I felt I was valued by my colleagues. When I handed work in, they often responded with a fitting comment on the good points, but also specific areas I could change. If they didn't value me I'm sure they would have just left me to do my own thing and not have bothered with any constructive criticism. PwC expected interns to gather feedback on their performance during the internship. On the day before my mid-internship review I hadn't gathered any feedback yet so one of the associates I worked with came back to More London after 5:30 (they were at client site) to have a 'feedback chat' with me which was nice of them. A (rather cruel) birthday surprise by other interns (with senior managers in on it) was a particularly nice touch...

I was given a huge amount of support and guidance by an associate and senior manager whilst working on a future industry-specific proposition - all without being too overbearing. They were on hand to answer any questions I had and review work I had done, often setting up calls and face-to-face meetings. Another associate took the time to organise time with a resourcing officer when they caught wind of the fact we (multiple interns) would be rolled off our existing engagement. As a result, I was able to get onto a project in another competency. My people manager (the person who helps you set your objectives and decides whether you get a job) was always on hand to answer any specific queries or review things outside of our weekly catch-ups. When I found out I was being rolled of my current engagement he also proactively sought to find me something through his contacts within the firm.

This varied depending on project. Throughout my first engagement I was given a constant stream of work which resulted in working 9:00 to 18:00 (London hours are 9:30 to 17:30) on most days, with the odd 19:00 finish. This was based out of client site. On my current engagement (less than a week in) I have been in from around 9:30 to 19:30 but have been without work during the day on some occasions. This is based out of More London, with some members of the team (not me, unfortunately) flying out to client site occasionally.

I was given an incredible amount of responsibility - both in terms of handling work, but also whilst working on propositions for the industry-specific area within the consulting service line. On my current engagement I have been tasked with maintaining contact and daily task lists which includes people from multiple jurisdictions, as well as different PwC country offices. In terms of client deliverables I have helped produce draft status reports which would then be checked by more senior members of the team. In helping develop the proposition for PwC, I was able to work fairly autonomously on a research task with the assistance of an associate, senior manager (and even other interns) where required. I was given the opportunity to present with an associate to a director within the industry sector on the work I had done.

Soft skills: interacting with people across grades, jurisdictions and service lines enables diverse collaboration which will be useful in both degree and beyond. Hard skills: Excel and PowerPoint are useful skills to have, especially in consulting.

Have been to More London fewer than 15 times over the past 6 weeks (2 weeks left) but it's been really good so far. This might just be because within consulting we're often at client site Monday to Thursday so Fridays are a great way to just catch up with everyone.

3 day induction at a country estate was very well done, although the lack of technical (Excel and PowerPoint) training meant I struggled at the start of the internship. For consulting, we were only told who our clients were the day before we headed into More London. And it probably didn't help that our projects and teams were largely based on our personal staff number. Nonetheless I was on projects that I really enjoyed and would not have changed if given the opportunity to do so again.

A lot. 3 day residential at a country estate; Various e-learns on general competencies and sector-specific ones; Attended a sector-specific AGM that included talks by industry leaders and even a former cabinet minister; Dragon's Den challenge - something to get involved in, and in our case develop our presentation skills in front of senior members of PwC and also in front of circa. 250 interns.

From what I've heard most people get jobs with them. Still 2 weeks of internship to go, so will see if I get an offer. But having worked on quite specialist projects which are incredibly interesting, I don't know if going to a more specialised client might be a better idea.

Short answer - yes. In the past 6 weeks I've gone out for dinner, drinks or other activities (clubbing, specific events) with fellow interns/colleagues no fewer than 15 occasions after work.

Expensive, but happy hour is generally on after work for a bit so not really paying proper London prices. However, people have offered their places for pre-drinks on multiple occasions so it wasn't too expensive. Probably 3rd largest weekly outgoing after commuting costs and food.

Plenty of bars around More London (especially by the river), and because it's London it's decent.

Mostly intern social events. Not much else.