Summer Associate - Core Assurance Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • My teams were very friendly and helpful, I got a lot of coaching and responsibility and there was mostly a good amount of work to do.

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

    • I was coached, asked to do plenty of client-facing activities, and they tried to ensure I always had work to do and understood what I was doing.

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

    • PWC is excellent at this. They assign you a people-manager and buddy from the year above, and everyone in the team is generally eager to help, even if they're busy.

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

    • For the most part there was plenty to do, although it wasn't intense or high-pressure. On a couple of days the work did dry up.

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

    • I spoke alone with the client and did testing with them, and prepared individual tasks and assignments mostly on my own, although with coaching. I also made some phone calls to gather information and attended high-level meetings.

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

    • It benefited me in terms of work ethic, how to present work, how to speak and hold oneself in a professional manner, as well as technical accounting know-how.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • People were friendly and did have general chat, and we went out for lunch although we generally just brought it back to the office to eat whilst on our computers. It was comfortable and I got along with pretty much everyone.

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

    • The training was great, resources ensured all interns had clients to go to and everything was really well done - gave a very good impression.

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

    • A full first week of training was full-on and very well prepared, with great coaches/teachers. We also had a development day halfway through to talk about presenting and personal commercial awareness and branding, and informally people were constantly giving advice.

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

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

    • Got an offer and there are loads of things possible in the firm, including switches between lines of service and offices.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • All the interns in assurance are spread out on different clients, but initially in training when we were together it is a good vibe.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Gatwick isn't too bad.

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

    • I was working in Crawley, which has a lively town centre but at the end of the day is quite a small place.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There was a summer ball and some sporting activities, but in 6 weeks there isn't too much to get involved in.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2014

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