PwC Talent Academy Delegate Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was good fun and some of the activities were interesting, although it was a little repetitive.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • We were told what we had to do, and staff came round to help in the non-assessed exercises to give additional guidance. It was all extremely friendly and staff knew many peoples' names by the end.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • There was lots of opportunities to network and improve skills as well as ask questions, however PwC as a firm, and its different business interests were never really explained.

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

    • Learnt and developed a lot of skills, and gave me lots of contacts.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Always something to do, however we weren't working through the night.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Fairly relaxed, although there were always things going on and things get quite intensive with the assessments.

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

    • We did lots of practice exercises that were really helpful and built a wide range of skills.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • One of the partners explained his schedule over the formal dinner, however there was no opportunity to talk to those in the Graduate scheme to find out about their lives. Also, we only found out about the schedule of a partner in one particular business interest.

    1/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Everyone that spoke always spoke about the culture - about how it was open, one of development, one of challenge.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • There was no information on each of the businesses, so I am none the wiser as to which area that I am interested in.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Up to £150 for travel, free food, free hotel (Marriott Golf Resort). Additional expenses such as that for WiFi and Newspapers for the room were't reimbursed.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Load and loads of opportunities to network with other delegates as well as partners and recruitment staff.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Good ratio of staff to delegates, formal dinner to meet partners with reception before and after.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • It was alluded to.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Probably, although it felt a lot like an assessment centre, so it is most useful if you know what you want to do.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

West Midlands

April 2014

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