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Assurance Summer Internship Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I have thoroughly enjoyed me six week internship at PwC. The main reasons for this are, firstly, the way in which the internship is organised including the 3 day residential and also the staff who make you feel welcome from the get go and are always available to ask questions.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • As previously stated, this was one of the main factors in my enjoyment and success of the internship. The staff at PwC were extremely friendly and would always take time out of their working day to answer any queries or tutor on new concepts. Alongside this, the buddy system is hugely beneficial and they are always on hand to answer any questions from a new joiner鈥檚 perspective. Both these aspects contributed to a very enjoyable internship.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • There was always support and guidance on hand from both managers and supervisors. Having meetings with your people manager is a great opportunity to present feedback received and for them to tell you how to go about the role going forward. In terms of guidance, I was tutored on items I wasn鈥檛 sure on and then encouraged to work by myself and ask questions once completed. This method of working was very beneficial as it was both challenging but rewarding as well.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Another positive about the internship was that I was always busy. Although the summer months are traditionally quieter, there was always work available. This meant I got to experience working with a number of different clients on numerous aspects of work. If the work on one particular client was finished, there would be different work on another client that needed doing as well. For this reason, I was kept busy throughout my internship.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Another positive about the internship programme is that you are treated as if you were a graduate joiner rather than a summer intern which is beneficial for both you and PwC. By treating us like graduate joiners, we were given client work from day one which was slightly daunting, but the work goes through different review stages before being submitted! Also, talking to and working directly with clients is another big responsibility given.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • For my degree I have received and developed a number of skills which will be transferable to my degree and studies after university. From my internship I have developed on prior accounting knowledge and received tutoring and training on new concepts which I will be able to apply towards my degree studies. Also I have acquired new Excel knowledge and developed the skills I already had, which will be useful for my degree as I use Excel on a regular basis.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Always a positive atmosphere in the office and everyone did their best to make me feel welcome.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • It was a brilliant programmes and was set up to get the best out of me for the company!

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They invested a lot of time and effort in us, treating us as if we were graduates.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Having received my offer this morning, they are very good!!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • There were opportunities for drinks in evenings and lunchtime outings were regular, also the opportunity to get involved in sports.

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Norwich is very reasonable.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Great nightlife, plenty of bars and clubs to attend.

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • 3/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

East of England

August 2017


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