Assurance Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I lernt some things, but I can't say audit is the most exciting place to be

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Reasonably, I was doing real work and allowed to talk with clients

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

    • always guidance there if needed, and left to my own devices otherwise

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

    • I was given tasks as I finished the previous ones so always about the right amount of work and reasonable hours

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

    • I was doing relatively simple tasks, but they contributed to the team and I was working alone most of the time

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learning to read financial statements and reports was worthwhile and the general understanding of how companies function too.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Depends on the team, normally quite relaxed when at a client site and good relationships between team members.

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

    • Reasonably, although not much besides standard audit work

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

    • Really enjoyed the initial training at the induction and the hotel was lovely. After that not much but we had the grounding .

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Personally I wouldn't chose it because it wasn't massively interesting, but it's good pay and you get accountancy quilifications through it.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yep pretty good and was nice to explore london a bit

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

    • Pretty expensive being london and London Bridge too.

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

    • Good again, lots of choice!

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

    • Not too many organised by PwC but lots around in london as always

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

London

September 2013

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