Women in Business - Assurance Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my time with PwC. Despite being a three day programme, I was exposed to a huge variety of work, and got a real insight into life with PwC. I got sent out to client sites, attended meetings with Partners and Directors, and met a range of really interesting people. It was a really great week!

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I felt very welcomed by everyone at the office and out at client sites. I did not feel like a burden by being there and I got the opportunity to ask lots of questions to different people, and an effort was made to get me in contact with more senior members of staff as well.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Everyone who I interacted with was very supportive. I wasn't necessarily given specific tasks to complete, so it was up to me whether I wanted to ask for something to do or to spend the time speaking to people around the office and learning more about different roles. When I asked, I was always given something to do and received a lot of support with it (i.e. helping with spreadsheets which I didn't have a lot of experience with, someone sat and talked me through what to do).

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I think that this insight gave me a much better idea of what I want to do for a future career, which was not necessarily in the business area that I originally chose. PwC are an excellent employer and I would love to have the opportunity to return as an intern in a different business area next summer.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • We were all briefed on the first morning, and paired with a different staff member for each of the days. This meant we had something different to do each day and we were exposed to a range of people in different ranking positions. I spent each day doing roughly the same things as the staff members I was shadowing.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • I love the atmosphere around PwC offices - it is relaxed and supportive. Everyone gets their work done and collaboration is made easy by the office design. Everyone is very friendly and willing to help, which really sets this firm apart. I'd feel very comfortable coming into a PwC office as an intern or recent graduate.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We had access to the online training platform, which we could use to complete short training courses throughout the insight week. I didn't use this personally. I was assessed throughout the week by the people I had been shadowing, which led to an internship offer a few weeks after I finished this programme. I felt it was very worthwhile.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • I got a really good idea of what it would be like to work for PwC. The fact that you can be offered an internship after this insight is great because it means you really try and get as much as you can out of the experience to see if the internship, and eventually a graduate role will be the right thing for you.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Spending time in the office as well as being with PwC staff at client sites gave me a great understanding of the company culture. It is a great atmosphere for working with a diverse range of people and there is a lot of emphasis placed on this within the firm.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It was really useful as I got to have an insight into a career path that I hadn't previously considered, and I decided that I wasn't going to pursue that particular business area into the future. Luckily, if you're offered an internship you can put in a transfer request to do an internship in a different business area, which was ideal as I wanted to stay with PwC for an internship.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • This was a paid experience - I got paid for the time I spent in the office/with my buddy. I had to pay my own travel expenses but the amount I was paid was more than my expenses cost. I was paid promptly at the end of that month and received the proportionate holiday pay as well.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There was plenty of opportunity for networking. On my first day, my buddy took me around the office and introduced me to people from different business areas and different roles within the company, including partners, directors, managers, senior associates, recent graduates and an intern, so I got to speak to plenty of different people and network this way.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • There wasn't any social events or networking for us as we were only there for three days, but I know that interns and graduates are offered lots of opportunity for this, so that is something to look forward to if you are offered an internship of the back of this experience.

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • I asked about this and was told that there was plenty of opportunity to get involved in activities outside of work. Recent graduates especially got involved in loads of things - many of them said it was very similar to university in the sense that you can get involved in pretty much anything you can think of!

    5/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would definitely recommend this insight to a friend because it is a great way to learn about PwC, meet lots of employees and ask lots of questions. As well as this, the application process is the exact same for this as it is for internships and graduate programmes so it is a great way to get an insight into the graduate application process as well.

    5/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

South East

October 2019


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