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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
This internship was a great opportunity for me to see if PwC is the right company for me and if I would enjoy working in this industry. A mix of presentation, networking and challenges provided me with a great picture of to expect working at this company in the very future.
It is great to see how big companies like PwC invest heavily in recruitment and cared for their interns, even if the length of the internship is comparably short. However, there not a single time where I was unsatisfied. It was throughout well planned and organised and the effort could be seen.
Support was there and I never felt helpless. I could always ask one of the advisors if something was unclear to me. However, this was rarely the case. Most of the time everything was fairly straightforward. Fortunately, we had the chance to also to students who were on the graduate scheme and employees in general to help us out as well.
I have developed important skills in the course of this summer internship at PwC. Most of the information was very career related which why I do not feel that I could apply some of the knowledge in my course. However, it was still great to see what it is like to work for the company and I think this was the main focus of this summer internship anyway.
The Company
The atmosphere was nothing special but also not bad. Everyone was very friendly though and always willing to help out, which in my opinion created a pleasant atmosphere. The other interns were not very talkative but it was fine as everyone was with a mission there: to make a perfect impression and leave a good name there.
There is nothing to complain about the structure of the summer internship at PwC. All the events, networking and company presentations followed a rigid schedule and it is safe to say that our weeks were packed. This left us little breaks which I would have appreciated as it could be intense at some time.
The company invested a lot. Not only money but also time to sit down with us, have a talk and answer all our questions. Every presentation was informative and the tasks well thought. I liked that employees of the company actually took their to network with us and share their lessons with us.
Im happy to have received a graduate job offer. It is great because I know now what to expect from working at KPMG. It is definitely a great company to work but I don’t understand the ‘hype’ at working at a prestigious company. It has many benefits and the industry seems interesting but I definitely want to check out other industries first before deciding on a path.
The Culture
This internship at PwC helped a lot and will probably help everyone. Since it had many networking events career at their company you could learn what each role would involve and it helped me to gain a better understanding of what to expect. Especially talking with employees of the company gave a more personal insight.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
International
September 2017