Assurance Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyable, 6 weeks is a perfect length of time.

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

    • My teams never gave me insignificant jobs.

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

    • Loads of support from everyone is my team, whether it be someone the year above or a manager everyone was willing to help.

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

    • At the start of the audit sometimes there wasn't much for me to do because certain deliverables were not available and the ones that we had access to were above my knowledge.

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

    • I was working on real clients and was doing real work that's going to be used.

    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's improved my IT skills dramatically which will be useful anywhere after my degree.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was very friendly, obviously very busy with work but i felt welcome.

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

    • The preocess of getting the internship was quite long but each phase was well organised. The few training days that i attended throughout the 6 weeks were well organised and in lovely hotels.

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

    • 3 days training at the start of the process, 1 day at the 3 week mark then a round up day (not so much training but conclusion) in the last week.

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If i was offered a job i would more than likely take it.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was only myself and another intern at my office so it was slightly different experience to some of the bigger offices. But we got on really well.

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

    • Stayed in my university house.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Southampton

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

    • There wasn't any social events whilst i was there which was a shame. There was one the week before and the week after my intern so they do go on.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

August 2014

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