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I really enjoyed the internship - coming from a non-tax background I was nervous at the start but the work was engaging, the environment was excellent (especially with a new office), and I really felt like I was immersed into the life of working as a PwC employee from the off.

I appreciated that my colleagues felt like I was a valued member of the team. I noticed that the ranks aren't as strictly imposed as in other places, allowing an intermingling of various ranks. Whilst some higher-ups did not interact with me at all, I understand that they were busy so did not have the time to talk to an intern.

My supervisors and those I worked with adopted a style of providing help when I needed it, but not being too overbearing. This made me feel like they had trust in me to do the right thing, but I could still clarify if I needed help. The mantra of 'no stupid questions' also really helped - especially when I had no idea about certain elements of tax!

It varied day to day. Some days, especially at the start, I was picking up small amounts of work per day and way below what I was capable of. Other days I really appreciated the high-intensity and engaging work on deadline based projects. I'm sure this is different in other departments, and to an extent part of the nature of tax.

I was generally trusted to be able to deliver work under my own steam - and I appreciated this. There was always someone checking my work though, so I feel like I could work in an environment where I could be trusted to work on my own, yet have someone there to point out my mistakes and allow me to learn from it.

I was able to learn about a wide range of tax services and how they function (M&A, Corporate Tax). I appreciated how people often sat down, took time out of their day and went through these concepts to help me understand them. People giving guidance on how to properly use Excel was also a big help, and a useful life skill.

The company had just moved into a new office, so it was really well designed and kitted out with amenities. I think this helped translate into the overall mood of the workers - despite tough work and conditions the atmosphere was generally positive, and people were able to be friendly regardless of pressure.

While the internship structure was good, I found it slightly inconvenient that my people manager was in another office. I felt that this partially reduced the progression system to me reporting to someone occasionally with brief updates, rather than someone who could properly see how I was working in the office.

Despite not having any formal ACCA training, I felt like the company was willing to invest money into the interns at least understanding the basics of the tax process/their relevant lines of service. The residential at the start for training was a huge bonus, and while I accept that it must have been a huge financial burden for the company it really helped get me into the spirit and provide me with a valuable oversight into the work I would be doing.

I haven't received the offer yet so I can't speculate, but a lot of my work colleagues have seemed to have come through the internship program and found it really beneficial to their later role at PwC, and understand that intern development is important to the future so who knows.

When honed through the sieve of about five different assessments to get here, I feel that this brings out a group of fellow interns who were both sociable and very friendly. I was able to attend events with them, talk to them and get along just fine - a real help, especially at the start.

I lived at my 西瓜视频 house, but in comparison to living in London I actually earned more once the costs of living and transport were deducted there. Despite being in the regions, the office was in a bustling area of the city and it felt like we were really working on a national level, rather than a vibe of a small office far away from London

The Manchester nightlife is of course quite well known, and especially with the office being in the high-class Spinningfields area there is always something to do - so no particular worries in that department. While I didn't really go out I know there's always something going on in the city.

There were a wide range of opportunities to get involved - ranging from socials to a football club. While the social schedule was not as intense as other stories I've heard of other big 4 firms, there was still a good spread of events throughout the internship - notably the year end drinks at the start which the firm laid on.