Summer Intern Core Assurance Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Very valuable work experience. On the whole, the internship was well organised, and I'm glad that I completed it.

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

    • Mostly I would feel valued as a team member. This would, however, sometimes differ a bit from team to team.

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

    • I would be given complete instructions on how to complete a given task. Help and coaching was always available, however, you had to take initiative in order to get it.

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

    • Very busy, which was a good thing, as it meant that I received lots of different work.

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

    • Quite a lot of responsibility for a summer intern. I was given tasks that would usually be given to a first year asociate, and was asked to complete them independently (of course, if you needed assistance, people were happy to help).

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

    • As I mostly gained skills within very audit-specific work. I am not sure how applicable these skills will be at uni.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • It was slightly less social that I would have thought. For example, most people seemed to eat lunch alone in front of their laptops (maybe they were just very busy). However, everyone was very nice when you got to talk to them.

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

    • Mostly very well-organised. Some events (development days) were a bit long and drawn out, however.

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

    • I did feel that the firm invested a lot of resources in us interns (gave us intensive training, put us in a hotel for three days, arranged development days etc.). In addition to that, I also got allocated both a buddy and a people manager, who were there to help me with my personal developement.

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

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

    • Got a job offer from them for a graduate position in the same line of business.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of socials with the other interns. However, these were mostly organised amongst ourselves, not by PwC. There was a great network among the summer interns, and I will be keeping in touch with several of the other interns that I met.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Central London, so obviously accommodation and restaurants/bars are not the cheapest!

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Great nightlife - it is central London, after all!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I wasn't aware of any. I know some interns who joined sports teams etc., but I think that's it. Or maybe the opportunities were there, but I was just not aware of them.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

September 2013

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