Summer Internship Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed the placement overall, especially the responsibility given to me, the opportunity to work on a real client job and the friendliness of the teams that I was working in

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

    • Most of the time I felt valued by being given responsibility and tasks that they viewed as difficult

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

    • Everybody I worked with was genuinely helpful and friendly, I was never afraid to ask anyone a question and others always made sure I knew what I was doing

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

    • Some days were busier than others - whilst working on the client sites there were always jobs to be done, however when based in the office there was a lot of times where I found myself asking for jobs to do

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

    • I was 'thrown it at the deep end' as such and was given tasks assigned to me from the very beginning which made me feel a valued part of the team

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

    • The work I was doing was what a first year on the job would be doing, so if I were to join permanently the skills I learnt would be incredibly useful when starting the job and give a real headstart

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I rarely visited the office as I was on client sites for the majority of the time, however it was a relatively small office so when I was there there were very few people in, however all of which were friendly and made a nice atmosphere

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Mostly well organised however I had a small issue with a job being cancelled the Friday before I was supposed to start and so ended up being office based for that week

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

    • I feel the firm has put at lot of effort into this internship to ensure that we get the most out of it, for example socials and events

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Offered a full time role at the end of the internship

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was the only intern based in my office so there was no socials in this respect however when invited to London to do socials with the interns from other places in the country these were good and it was easy to talk to and get on with everyone else

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I am originally from the area where I did my internship so lived at home which was free!

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again, I worked where I grew up so know the nightlife well already - its great!!

    0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The office held regular socials and also the teams that I was working on regularly went out for lunches together

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

August 2013

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