Tax Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • It was good, I enjoyed the training and development days. Office life was good, quite a good balance.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My buddy gave me lots of work and the teams I did work for were great! Although, I was mainly given work by lower grade staff but that's probably to be expected as an intern.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My buddy was fantastic in providing me support whenever I needed it. My people manager was also very helpful when I came to her with queries or requests.

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

    • I think the balance is good at PwC, especially in tax! The hours were never really long which is nice. I could have probably been pushed a bit harder and given some more work.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a fair bit of responsibility, I knew if I wasn't doing the work then someone else definitely would have had to do it.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The tax specific training we did at the beginning was great as I had very little technical knowledge. The soft skills exercises probably were less helpful but I have done very similar courses before. The presentation we had to do to partners was very useful.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was quite exciting but as it was the Olympics I was there at quite a quiet time work wise.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Well organised regarding development day/training however my people manager could have come up with some projects for me before my arrival.

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

    • We had 3 days training and a development day and they gave us a company laptop.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I definitely want to work for PwC, they have a great work life balance!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was okay but mostly self organised, probably could have been better.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I worked in Manchester so it was fairly cheap.

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

    • We didn't actually go out in Manchester as a group from work though.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • A few but not loads.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

North West

November 2012

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