Insight Intern Review
by PwC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.5
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
2.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was a great opportunity to get to know the company and to find out about the different service lines. The exercises were interesting and challenging, and the entire day was essentially planned out.
It was very easy to connect with the other interns and by the end of it it felt like I had gained several new friends.
This was somewhat lacking (though it was a very short internship). There was some feedback after the first group exercise, but after the assessed exercise on the first day it felt as if we were doing the remaining group exercises purely for the sake of doing them; hardly any feedback was given.
An extremely busy 3 days with hardly much own time at all, but I still rate this highly because a lot of valuable information was conveyed and it was good to get an idea of what it might be like to work at a professional services firm.
It was an insight internship, so there was no real responsibility to give as it was not an "actual" job, it was much more like a training course.
The group exercises were a great was of learning more about group dynamics with groups in which the members are strangers at first. Though feedback was scarce, the feedback that was given (particularly for the assessed exercise about a month later) was very useful in assessing my strengths and areas for improvement.
The Company
Lots of fun interns and interesting staff from PwC who were definitely up for a good time.
Nothing to complain here. Very busy overall, but well organised.
For a 3 day course, the interns got a lot of value out of the placement. PwC emphasised several times that in an ideal world, they would take 100% of the interns on to a full-time position, because they had invested a lot in the placement.
If you pass all the assessed exercises, you are certain to get one of the less competitive jobs and you get a fast-track to final interview in everything else. Even if you don't pass the exercises, PwC doesn't just shut the door, the least you get is an invitation to another assessment day to get another shot.
The Culture
All interns were sociable and fun people. The other interns I met on the placement were probably the most impressive aspect of my internship.
Everything was provided for by PwC; the only thing we had to pay was the trip to Latimer and you can get that reimbursed to you.
There was no nightlife, as it was a hotel in a small town. There would have been no time to go out during the internship anyway.
The 3 days were so busy, there was not much time to do anything else. There were however opportunities to socialise with the other interns after the days program was finished (around 9 or 10pm).
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Management Consulting
South East
June 2012
