Intern - Operate Review
by PwC
Rating
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Skills
3.3
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Responsibilities
2.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
- 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Overview
I attend a daily huddle with my team at 9am. We use PerformPlus to share what tasks we have to complete that day. I've been on a pensions engagement since October 2021 that involves extensive file trawls so once our huddle is finished I begin my file trawl work for the day. I am also responsible for our 'huddle host rota' so I keep that up to date on a weekly basis.
Skills
On my engagement I have only had the experience of file trawling which I don't find particularly challenging. Despite being on a pension engagement, I don't feel that I actually learnt any practical skills to do with pensions. I have developed my communication and time management skills through networking, huddles and balancing my daily tasks. I also took part in the PwC Digital Academy where I learnt new skills in Alteryx and PowerBI.
Responsibilities
My day-to-day work didn't require me to have much responsibility other than hitting my daily targets. I am however responsible for our 'huddle host rota' which I keep up to date on a weekly basis.
Support & Guidance
Before starting our engagement we received great training and guidance. Throughout my placement my career coach has been on hand with guidance and support for anything I may need. I was also assigned a 'BP Champion' who was also a great, more informal, contact to have.
Culture
As a whole, the culture at the firm is brilliant. It is very in line with my own personal values and made me feel very comfortable there. Its a very inclusive firm and the atmosphere in the office is always friendly and collaborative. The company culture was one of the things that drew me to the firm.
Your Impressions
As a whole, I've enjoyed my placement. I was a great opportunity for me get a feel of the working world and to get experience prior to finishing my degree. I haven't found my engagement work particularly stimulating, therefore if I was to return to the firm as a graduate I would definitely like to move to different engagement because I feel that my skills/prior experience could be better used elsewhere.
Yes
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Financial Management
Northern Ireland
May 2022
