Women in Business Intern Review

I completed a 1 week Women in Business programme in PwC's Belfast office under the Deals department. I thoroughly enjoyed the work I was able to do and enjoyed getting to know more about what was involved in Deals and Forensic Services in particular.

Everyone was lovely and more than happy to show me the type of work they do. Unfortunately, due to the confidential nature of this work, there was very little that I could actually do myself. I would have liked a little more hands on work during my time there but I know that, because of the confidentiality issues, this simply was not possible.

With the work I was given to do, I had a lot of guidance on how to do the work/present it that would be satisfactory to a PwC client. There were several people sitting nearby that were more than hapoy to answer any questions and queries I had.

My degree is Accounting with a specific focus on Forensic Services and having spent time in this particular team, I think I have gained invaluable knowledge that will help me with the remainder of my studies.

My Women in Business week was extremely well structured. I had a set timetable for each day of the week which allowed me to see all of the departments within Deals. I spent a specific amount of time in each department before moving on to the next one and any free time I had available, my mentor made sure she had some work I could be helping her with.

Everyone in PwC was very accommodating and not once did it seem like I was a hassle to anyone there. I would have liked the opportunity to chat to a few more people who were sat near me, however, I know that they were super busy and this would not have been possible.

During my first few days there I had to undertake an onlinr learning module on how to act professionally etc and what to do in a client facing role. Not all of this was specific to PwC so I feel I can use what I learnt from the online course going forward in my degree and future career.

During my week I feel that I got a real sense of what it would be like to work in PwC as a graduate.

Everyone I spoke to seemed to love their job and the firm itself. They were more than willing to tell me about the work/life balance and all of the events the company puts on to recognise and reward it's hard working staff members throughout the year.

The content of my week was very helpful in helping me decide my future career path. My time in PwC has confirmed to me that forensics is something I am very interested in and would not mind working in in the future.

My pay was sufficiently generous for my week spent at the company. I was pleasantly surprised as I had assumed it would be an unpaid position.

Yes, I was able to meet with at least 1 person in every department within Forensic Services/Deals. In my spare time I was offered the opportunity to go and meet with other departments such as audit, tax and consulting as well.

Great, everyone was more than happy to chat to me about not only their jobs but PwC as a company and why they chose to work there.

Yes, several people mentioned to me about the outside work activities they can get involved with through PwC. This could be helping at careers fairs to reach out to prospective graduates, volunteering or even running a marathon for charity.

I would definitely recommend this Women In Business week to friends and even those in the years below me on my course because I found it very interesting.