Summer intern Review

by PwC

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Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Assigned to a project and contributed by completing my section of a shared spreadsheet. Daily catchup meetings with the team, as well as occasional individual meetings with senior members of the team to give me individual feedback.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes - became much more proficient with Excel/spreadsheet skills having to use them every day. Also developed networking skills by interacting with many PwC employees and fellow interns.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes - the tasks I was assigned to, I had lots of responsibility which I enjoyed. The senior members who assigned me those tasks seemed to trust and respect me, which motivated me to ensure my work was of the highest quality.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Lots - very happy with my support + guidance. I had a 'buddy' who showed me the ropes with simple stuff like submitting time sheets, claiming travel expenses. Also my career coach advised me on career path etc., and I met a couple of senior members of staff who gave me their advice too. Was also easy to ask for help when I was stuck on my task


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Nice culture, everybody is willing to stop + have a chat, the team I worked with were very good with responding to any queries I had. I liked the culture and atmosphere a lot


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Enjoyed it a lot - got to meet people, experience work at PwC, and it helped me decide what I enjoy and don't enjoy which will help guide my career choices


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
  • Prepare for the online tests well, be yourself at the assessment centre, it's a good opportunity


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

West Midlands

July 2023


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