Internship Review at PwC

The Role

Role Description

- bank confirmations
- excel sheets
- collection of data from client files
- bank reconciliations
- rent checking

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Very enjoyable experience overall! The company made a great effort and the tutors did an excellent job in helping us to fit in.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Everyone was friendly and open.

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Occsionally support was rare as people were very busy at times. Also, at some point as an intern you feel stupid to always ask questions that seem very basic, but are difficult to grasp for newcomers.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It was a decent amount, sometimes a bit bored, then at some days too busy, but I guess that is part of the job.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

I suppose I was given as much responsibility as possible really, since some things are at the intern-stage simply to complicated or would take too long to train an intern to be prepared for those exercises. However, sometimes I felt like there wasn't a lot of skill required for doing the work I had to do.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I definately improved my teamworking skills and learnt how to deal with certain situations at a client. Excel and software training was also useful and will be helpful in the future. Will they help me to perform better at university? I'm not sure...

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Friendly and cooperative. People were trying to get to know me, many social activities oytside of work

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Very well organised. However, some of the training at the beginning was a bit useless and a bit intense. The time at latimer could have been a bit mor relaxed to actually get to know the other interns. Also there could have been more communication with the interns beforehand to determine preferences for client placements.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A lot was invested during first week at Latimer, with daily training. Afterwards, not so much anymore, except for some presentation skills training. There could have been more on people skills, excel, etc.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The firm itself is great. ACA qualification as well. However, I think the financial reward compared to competitors that attract similar people, such as consulting or Banking, is rather poor.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

A lot of social events were organised, such as regular drinks, wine tasting, cricket match, etc. Interns organised many social events themselves too.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

London is obviously very expensive.

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great nighlife in London, bars, pubs, theatre, clubs, jazz, etc.

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A lot of social events were organised, such as regular drinks, wine tasting, cricket match, etc.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Overall great experience, some things could be improved

Review 254/277 for PwC

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