Business Placement in Assurance/ Risk Assurance Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Interesting work on a good variety of clients. Colleagues were also extremely good fun to work with.

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

    • Explicitly told and made to feel valued.

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

    • Huge amount of soft and hard skills training prior to beginning placement and during. There is a good culture of helping one another out on jobs. More senior personnel did not shy away from putting in time to help me out.

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

    • This varied on the time of year. Often able to do very reasonable days from 9am until just after 6pm. During the busy season, January to April, I was extremely busy and could be in the office until after midnight with earlier starts. How busy I was varied by clients. I was never bored.

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

    • By of the placement I was doing a relatively important jobs in certain areas of my work. Felt depended upon.

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

    • Accounting information very useful in any accounting modules. More general professional training and experience will set up well for any future jobs, hopefully helping me to stand out.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Generally good, not overly stressful and it was fun at times.

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

    • Essentially joined the 1st year graduate scheme. Never had any questions go unanswered. Excellent training and good training review documents provided. Felt well supported throughout. A very professional job was done.

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

    • Followed all the 1st year training including a considerable time out at a college working towards my ACA qualification.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • On completion of 9 ACA exams I was offered a 2nd year graduate job, on the condition of getting a 2:1.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Encouraged to network within the first few months with PwC paying for a few nights out. A generally fun group of colleagues, not just across my level.

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

    • Living in London and socializing there is expensive.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

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

    • PwC are big on community work. Spent a day helping to maintain Highgate cemetery.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

November 2012

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