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Associate Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement and I would recommend this role to everyone.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt very valued by my collegues as they left positive feedback to use in my self appraisal and they did send my an email thanking me for my work.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Management and supervisors were very supportive. It started from day one with training in accounting. They also provided new job opportunities to keep me occupied while at my placement.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • As my placement was very deal based, this really depends. When I was on a project I did work very late; after completing a project, I found I was given time to finish of some administration tasks such as feedback forms.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • At the start of the placement, I was told to put the data from the client into the recoginsed PwC format. But after a while I was told to complete analysis and write on report to clients.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The skills which I learned for excel has been a massive help; be that from shortcuts to excel functions. But the skills such as accuracy in my work and the method I should use when completing an essay is a massive boost for my degree of economics which involves adding in charts, figures and theories.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The atmosphere is very nice. No one really give much notice of what you do. I was lucky enough to be sent to other PwC offices and the best one was the Embankment Place Office in London. This office is right next to a train station and the offices are open planned with break out areas to eat lunch and take a break from my work.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very well. From the start we were not allowed to do any work until we completed a basic training on accounting and the department specific training. Also, throughout the placement, I got to go to away days such as the newly opened Centre Parcs with all expenses paid.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Training is important in PwC as I found I used the skills I learnt in the induction course throughout the year. This does not mean there won't be any further training to participate. Online courses will be available and the senior managers were more than willing to sit down with me and go through any basic accounting problems I had.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • PwC will try to keep their own employees as long as possible. So there are opportunities to move from a business placement to a full graduate scheme if you have performed well enough.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • Yes. Social side was not a problem in PwC as we did go for drink and meals.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • The area is very cheap to live in compare to the rest of UK. Socialising in the area is like anywhere else in the UK. As long as you integrate yourself to the community, then you should be okay.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • There is a lack of nightlife in the area but it does not mean there are other attractions. Game of Thrones is filmed in the areas near the city so you can always go out the city for some impressive photos

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There are a few but PwC does not really advertise sport team within PwC unless it is a charity event. So it is important to find out by yourself you arranages the sport side of PwC.

    4/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Audit, Data Science

Northern Ireland

May 2015


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