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Hardly. We weren't given much responsibility, the work we did get wasn't challenging, I didn't learn much and I got a poor impression of PwC as a whole. What I did enjoy was the level of attention and support I was given, and the opportunity to chat with members of other departments.

My colleagues usually assumed that the work I did was done well and wouldn’t need to be double-checked for errors. That said, I wasn’t given much responsibility and my colleagues would usually take over from me once I was done with the most basic tasks. Nonetheless, I was treated like a member of the team.

I was given lots of support, a lot of attention, and countless feedback forms. I was assigned an internship buddy – extremely helpful, both with the work and other internship-related issues. I also had regular catch-ups with my people manager, where I could ask for help, flag major issues and so on.

At times I would be busy just enough to fill the 7.5hrs I was required to spend in the office daily. But too often I would be struggling to find enough work to do and wasted a lot of time. When I was given work, it was largely mundane, repetitive tasks and it never actually went beyond that.

I was only given very basic tasks to complete, and someone more senior would take over as soon as I was done with those tasks. I was not, in particular, given a variety of work to do, and had to instead focus on the same things over and over again.

my work using specialised audit-related software that no one outside of the firm probably has ever heard about. The training I received in more universally useful software – like SQL – was not thorough enough to be useful. That said, people skills/teamwork were the two skills I felt I improved that could potentially prove useful in my future career.

Very relaxed and friendly. It was August, so people were either going on or coming back from holidays and there wasn’t too much work to do for anyone. On the other hand, in my division there is little interaction between people going on at all, as people do most of their work focused on their laptops.

Poorly. There was no clarity as to what I would be doing throughout the internship and at times there would simply be no projects for me to work on. That said, the induction event was organised very well and was highly enjoyable. Also, a lot of shadowing/training sessions were set up for me.

The company seemed focused on making me enjoy the internship, which was great. From the induction programme, to shadowings/trainings to a lot of support on a daily basis – the firm has really made sure I am never stranded with work I can’t handle. However, I wasn’t given a variety of work to do so I didn’t learn much despite all this effort.

Not very appealing. Working at PwC was quite disappointing, as I was not really expected to work hard or complete challenging tasks. I realise associates get more responsibility etc. once they join the firm full-time; however, from the conversations I had with current employees, if you want a challenging, rewarding, enriching job that will keep you properly busy, PwC is not the firm for you. That said, if it is exellent employee support, good atmosphere and decent (though unimpressive) pay that you're after, definitely go for it.

It was ok.

It was ok.

It was ok.

No.