Summer Intern in Management Consulting Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of my internship from the office atmosphere to the work I undertook.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Myself and another Intern were given a large amount of responsibility and effectively created and ran our own project with guidance from our team. They have published our findings and gained work with Debenhams through them.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had as much support as I needed, as minimal as it was. However, I do feel, that had I needed more support from my people manager that I may not have readily received it.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • We were fairly busy for 3/4 of the time with our project. The times when we weren't as busy allowed me to work for other areas within the building, for example, in the Sustainability and Climate Change department.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility throughout my internship with complete control over our mini-project.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The knowledge of what is expected, not only in PwC, but the business working world, will assisst me greatly in all future endeavours.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • We were sat near the PAs for the partners and they were very friendly, happy to help and enjoyable to work near.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • We were said goodbye to at the Dragons den day. Most interns were finishing that day, however, management consultancy interns were not and it seemed as though we had almost been forgotten.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Through doing the Academy and the Internship I feel PwC had invested heavily in me, as my internship was paid and consisted of real life consultancy work and not just admin.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have been offered a job with them, which I will be commencing in Spring 2014

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We socialised together regularily and I organised a number of drink events, dinner events and nights out for us to get to know each other better.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived in Borough, and it was fairly expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The nightlife was good, however, as then other interns were from all over London, our locations for nightlife were greatly varied.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Many different activities were arranged for us by the Foundation for the Future rep including a late night trip to the Zoo and a night out in Mahiki.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

October 2012

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