Associate in Assurance 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
4.3
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The Company
4.2
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The Culture
4.3
- 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
The work was challlenging but manageable and enjoyable.
The people at PwC made me feel very welcome, whether it was my peers or senior partners. Everyone was very approachable.
If ever I needed advice from managers/senior managers/partners, they were more than willing to help me out.
On large clients, I was given the right level of work to keep me occupied all day, sometimes working overtime. However, on smaller clients, sometimes there was little or no work to do.
I felt that the work I was doing contributed to the team and was important, rather than just being something to 'occupy the intern'.
In my degree, the placement helped me very little. However in my future career with PwC, the 8 weeks spent doing the internship will be very useful when I start as a graduate.
The Company
There was quite a relaxed atmosphere, but at the same time the employees were working efficiently.
We were given continuous updates and e-mails on what we needed to do and deadlines to enable us to plan ahead.
We were encouraged to do personal feedback at the halfway stage and at the end of the placement, which described if we had achieved or fallen short of our objectives that we had set at the start of the placement.
The Culture
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Wales
November 2009
