Intern Review

Very much. Pros - exposure to different areas of the firm, opportunity to rotate roles half way through. Firm were very accommodating to my requests to work in new areas. Induction and welcoming process was very good, made me feel at ease instantly (was given a buddy). Cons - not much work to begin with, was given the Project Manager role where there wasn't any project managing to be done. Had conflicting emails telling me what my first day was (August vs September). This causes issues with my planned accommodation but albeit was resolved by recruitment once I raised the issue.

I felt instantly a part of the team at UKIT. Social events allowed me to get to know my colleagues and they showed an interest in what I was doing, why and how I'd ended up at PwC. They were all keen to make me feel welcomed and were always free to talk should I need any advice or steer with my work.

Within project management cycle I was given support by my buddy (also a PM) and also the people around the office. My line manager who allocated my work was also on hand to help me should I need it, but ultimately I didn't need to escalate anything that far. Within the Robotic Process Automation cycle (2nd half) the team are far more close knit and therefore I was constantly in contact should I need any assistance or feedback on my work.

For the Project Management half, the work was quite quiet. I wasn't busy frequently day to day, I would have busy spells rather than every day. RPA however has set guidelines on capacity and how much is given to me - I am expected to work to deadlines and have estimations on how much work I would be able to complete over a 6 week cycle.

First half - very little. Looking back the projects were not difficult, shadowing more than anything - which was understandable given I'd just started. Second half - straight away, the same responsibility as others in my team (who were permanent). One day induction, no shadowing and straight into the work I had been given

I was able to put into practice skills I'd learned at university (I had to demonstrate these in my interview for my second role). Whilst learning on the job it gave me an insight into professional practice and also help me develop the skills further which I had learned about briefly at university.

A positive buzz around the office generally - social events were a couple of times a month where most of the time everyone was involved. A friday afternoon drinks trolley would also come round. Every one would be interested in what you had to say and generally chit chat was a plenty.

The induction week was well organised - it was a bit confusing as we were part of a bigger intake and our team had different events to the rest of the intake. Once I'd started the work was slow but gradually improved and generally the placement was well organised and there on in.

They invested in me like any other worker. I was able to attend off site training sessions, in house training, E-Learns, given full licences for software. The firm also allocated me time each week to complete personal development and learn a new skill. There was also opportunities to develop myself.

It is the type of firm you would never want to leave. I have my intentions clear that I would like to return. Due to the team being internal, there is not a set pathway for undergrads / grads - and if I wanted to return it would be a case of keeping in touch with them and then applying.

Social events once a month roughly where most people were involved. There was always a keen group to go for a drink after work, talk about something other than work. Everything was very inclusive. The placement group would go out themselves too, even for a lunch or a coffee during work time.

It is an expensive area to go for a drink / socialise but that didn't stop me doing it. The area is full of swanky bars but generally a social event would be either subsidised or an offer would be taken advantage of, rather than making everyone pay in full.

Manchester is an excellent area for nightlife. You can never get bored of the same places as there are so many new places to go to every week. Even if you have your favourites there is never a time where you would be bored of them, whatever your bucket is Manchester will have it.

Every opportunity that came around I was able to take part in, it wasn't as if anything was exclusive to certain people. Generally everyone tended to get involved. I also played for the football team, both 11 a side and 5 a side which was a good opportunity to socialise and meet new people.