Assurance Associate Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    1.9
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Overall I enjoyed my intenship, the work was intersting and I enjoyed travelling to different clients. However there was zero social life

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

    • I felt that they appreciated the work I was doing

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

    • My supervisors were a mxed bag, Most were very helpful and could explain concepts and situations well, though this was not always the case. All were very patient

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was worked extremely hard and had little time for anything else including getting to kow my new colleagues

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

    • For an intern I was awared a significant amount of responsibility including liasing with the client and reponsibility for my own work projects.

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

    • There were very few opportunities to develop new skills beond an initial introduction to accounting

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • There was absolutely no social life and most of the conversation involved subjects I simply couldnt join in with, lacking a wife and my own home.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The national facets of the internship were very well organised. However at my local office I appear to have been the first ever intern and they were completely unprepared for me, shunting me around for weeks looking for something to do and either talking well above or well below my level of understanding.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was little training, what there was mainly consisted of practical guidance and none once I reached the office

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • My internship put me off a graduate position although I was offered the job

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was the only intern and there was no social scene whatsoever

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I wa at a regional office and there was no London mark-up

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

    • From University I know it is fantastic, however I did not get a chance to sample any of it during my internship

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

    • As I have already repeated there was NO social scene

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Wales

August 2013

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