Pensions Assurance Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

5/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    5.0

    The Role

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

    • A lot of useful experience, friendly people and overall amazing experience.

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

    • I was treated as part of the audit team from day one, being asking to perform tasks that a first or second year graduate would perform.

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

    • Whenever I had a question they were happy to help and they also checked up on me every so often to make sure I was getting on okay. They all explained my work clearly so as I knew exactly what I was doing.

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

    • The day's flew by very fast due to having a wide range of different tasks to do.

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

    • I was treated as part of the audit team. I got to interact with clients on a daily basis.

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

    • It gave me a view of how the theoretical parts of my degree are carried out in practice. I will be able to use all the skills I learned in any place of work I work in in the future.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office is lively and everyone is very friendly and stops to talk to you. At the same time everyone is hard working and gets their heads down to get the work done.

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

    • I was told from the very first day the work i'd be doing and the clients I'd be working on. IT made for a seamless experience.

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

    • A trip down to Birmingham gave us all the class room learning time that we needed to gain a basic insight into our roles.

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

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

    • The statistics say that PwC offer jobs to over 90% of their interns. The Statistics don't lie!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • My internship group organised nights out and we got to attend any office social activities that we wanted to.

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

    • I've lived in Glasgow all my life and it's good value compared to Edinburgh or London.

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

    • Lot's of clubs, pubs and restaurants on every street. Plenty for everyone.

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

    • Office football as well as office social events were for interns and staff alike.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Business Operations

Scotland

October 2012

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