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Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.7
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I really enjoyed my internship and meeting new people

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt that my colleagues appreciated my input and gave me a reasonable amount of responsibility to complete.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • PwC has a really horizontal structure, which makes it really easy to approach anyone (even people on a more senior level) in the firm to ask for guidance and support. And as PwC likes to put it; this is 'your experience' and it's up to you on how you want to structure your internship. There were also a lot of social events I could go to to find out more about the firm on a more informal basis. It was also quite easy to get someone out for coffee just to have a quick chat. Furthermore, there's also one week of training before the actual work starts.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I was given quite a reaosnable amount of responsibility and hence there was also something to do regarding to the audit. On occasions, I would have some 'down-time' but PwC has a lot of materials that you can go through if you have the time (or just want to know more), a newsletter on current news, e-learns, webinars, and etc which allows you to make use of your time veyr well during the period of your internship.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • After one week of training, you get to meet clients from Day 1. You essentially get placed into engagement teams to work on a client for a set period of time. And while you're working with your engagement team, your senior-in-charge will give you a wide array of tasks for you to complete that are directly related to helping them complete the audit. For me personally, I got placed into an engagement team almost immediately and it was a really good experience to be able to attend client meetings, help perform the audit, and also understand the whole audit process. I would say that I received a decent amount of responsibility during my time here.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I felt that it was really good to get myself 'out there' and gather the confidence to speak with clients and meet new people- and that is the greatest skill that I have learned. The training I received in respect to assurance/audit training was also very beneficial as I now understand controls and financial structures better- especially since I was given the opportunity to go 'behind the doors' and see how everything works. On another note, it was simply a great experience to know what kind of job/work I was getting myself into in the future!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • As mentioned, PwC has a very horizontal structure and hence everyone was really friendly

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • After one week of training, I was immediately booked onto a client. I was also given quite a lot of responsibility and learnt a lot from the experience. When I had 'unbooked' days, I was given a lot of flexibility to shape my experience- I was even allowed to request to workshadow a few directors and attend meetings with them.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We were given one week of training. After that, there were a lot of e-learns and webinars that you could utilize. Essentially, there was a lot of platforms that you cold use to learn.

    4/5

  • 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

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Very appealing!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • The first night we went out for an intern social, we went to a ping pong bar!

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Living in Central London is never cheap

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • The More London area has very nice bars overlooking Thames River and London Bridge

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There are many social networks you can join and I even had the opportunity to volunteer with PwC :)

    5/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2015


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