Economics and Policy Associate Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • The internship has vastly met and surpassed my pre-joining expectations. I have been able to develop professional relationships with a diverse group of people. I was given full responsibility of the tasks assigned to me and I was able to make real contribution to the audit team. This drove my motivation to deliver excellence in my work and highly engage myself with the team and the client. Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed my work throughout the internship.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I thoroughly felt very much valued and appreciated by my audit team members. The tasks assigned to me where important part of the audit process and so I was able to make tangible contribution to the team.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I had my own tasks but I was under constant guidance from the team. All of my questions were welcomed and encouraged by everyone in the office. I was also assigned a buddy to raise general questions, and a people manager to guide me and oversee my progress.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I was as busy as everyone else in my audit team for most of the days. The amount of work varied from week to week. On occasions when I did not have much to do, I could complete my online training tasks, of which there were plenty to keep me busy.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was encouraged to take on full responsibility of the relatively simpler tasks. For the more challenging ones according to my capability, I was under proper guidance from my manager or the team member who assigned the task to me.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I was able to apply knowledge from my degree course every day and many of the concepts that I have studied in university were used in many tasks. I gained a much better understanding of company financials which I will be able to use in my remaining studies. Also, I vastly improved my soft skills and knowledge of Excel which I will be able to use throughout my career.

    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 Parties/Events

    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.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/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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Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Economics

Northern Ireland

May 2015


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