Assurance Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship with PWC and would recommend it to anyone interested. I became more confident speaking with clients as my time progressed and got an insight in to a career in assurance. I was able to develop my excel skills and also begin to understand the software used at PWC to audit.

Every team I worked on were very supportive and always thanked me for the work I had completed that day.

I was given a buddy to ask any questions too throughout my internship. This was very helpful as it helped me settle in fast and gave me the opportunity to ask questions regarding expenses, a typical work day etc. I was also assigned a career coach who was extremely helpful with catching up with myself weekly and helping me to consider future career options with PWC

This depended on the job I was on for that week. For example one week there were upcoming deadlines meaning the work was more demanding and essential to complete. On a different job I found the pace slower and more of a relaxed atmosphere. Overall it was good to see the various types of client work and pace of the work environment.

I was given a fair amount of responsibility during my time at PWC. I sat with clients and ran through various tasks such as payroll. Although at first it was daunting, it helped me to get the best out of my internship.

My skills have developed greatly since joining. In particular having not needed to use excel much in the past I found my skills in terms of using this programme significantly improved from the beginning to end. My communication skills both over the phone and face to face have massively improved and I feel more confident speaking to clients now, than how I did at the start.

I spent time in both the Cardiff and Bristol office. Both offices had a good feel but as a professional environment also rather quiet. All the staff were very welcoming at both offices.

The Internship was well organised and we were given information about the residential training well in advance. However, if I was to make a suggestion it would be that as an intern you were introduced to the placement students or first years on the grad scheme just to get to know more people other than those on your job.

The company were really helpful with considering future options with the firm after graduating.

The future employment prospects are very appealing however, it's a shame that transfer to London offices is not a simple process

There was a good atmosphere and social scene between colleagues. However, to make a suggestion it would be nice if there had been more organised social events set up by the company.

Living at home this was not applicable.

Good

Netball which I attended however, I would suggest more social events (drinks after work) to be organised