Assurance summer-intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • The internship witihn PwC really made me feel a valued member of PwC. Throughout the internship I was given audit expereince within 6 clients. As I interned witihin LMT, the clients are smaller FTSE 100 - 350 clients. The internship gave me a high degree of client exposure, whilst performing a varied amount of audit procedures. This included testing clients cash, payroll of new leavers/joiners, additions/disposals testing, prepaid expenses testing and accrued income testing. The internship is really an enjoyable experience within PwC, which I would recommend to anyone interested in pursuing a career in PwC's industry.

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

    • Very valued. I was given first year associate tasks to perform on the audit's which I was involved within and a high degree of confidence to discuss client matters independently with the client.

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

    • All interns were given a people manager and buddy, for which they provided excellent support and guidance on issues. Also there was intern technical training and development days during the internship.

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

    • Very busy. On average 9;30 to 7:00 days. During my internship, my department was very busy with client work.

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

    • High amount of resposnsibility as discussed above with independently discussing matters with clients regarding their audit.

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

    • Thisinternship increased my networking skills, technical knowledge, time-management skills and overall confidence within the industry which will provide useful during my final year studies and future career.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very fun and everybody was always friendy and ready to help with questions

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

    • Extremely structured

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

    • We spent a 3 day traiing event at Latimer which was very interesting and developed interns well

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • We find out on the last day whether we have an offer for the following september

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Always intern and office drinks

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

    • Londond, so drinks are expensive, but interns at PwC are well paid to cover these costs

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's london, so there is always places to go for socialising at night

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

    • There are opoprtunities, but I was not able to get invovled due to being at clients.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2013

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