Summer intern Review

by PwC

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Rating

4.7/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.9
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • Obviously work will never be as fun as free time, but for work, this was pretty good

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • While I couldn't do as much as my colleagues, I feel I did a solid amount of audit and was useful to the team

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • People gave very clear instructions for what I needed to do

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • For the first few weeks I kept running out of work, but then I moved to a larger project which was better at keeping me busy

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I did a solid chunk of the audit myself. Other people would check the work afterwards, I believe, but I was left to work for myself for a good chunk of it.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • They're probably not too useful for my degree, as I don't do accountancy, but it'll be very useful if I'm working in accountancy later.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • There's a lot of young people, and people are fairly chill provided you get the work done

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The training section in particular felt very polished

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They paid for us to go to London and get loads of free drinks and meals and training, it must've cost loads, probably.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I'd be keen to do a grad position if they want me

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • We went out for intern drinks every week, and had some social things with larger chunks of the office

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • We had drinks at Wetherspoons, and I lived at home, so very affordable

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There's a lot of clubs and stuff, although that's not really my thing

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There was a company football team, I think, but I don't really like football

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Audit

North East

August 2017

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