Summer Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The people were great and the structure of the internship was good, but at times there was too little work or it was repetitive.

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

    • I felt highly valued and my colleagues for the most part took a huge interest in coaching me.

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

    • PwC had a great structure for support and I was mostly guided well by my managers and had people to speak to about it when I was not.

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

    • This was the main issue with my internship, I was often left with no work to do and was bored. While it meant that I worked less intensive hours, I would have liked to have been busier.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I did not have a lot of work to do at times, so sometimes I was given harder tasks with more responsibility as something for me to do. They were also keen for interns to take the initiative and give themselves more responsibility.

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

    • Both people skills and technical skill development was valuable.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Working in larger teams was fun, but smaller teams were lacking atmosphere.

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

    • Good introductory residential trip and good concluding activities. Only issue was knowing where to be on the first day in the office alone.

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

    • Huge investment in their interns, and I found them incredibly accommodating when I wanted to change both my line of service and the year I wanted to start which made me want to stay.

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Offered a job and with the option of deferring for a year.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Other interns in other services seemed to have more social occasions, but I missed my offices AGM and summer party so didn't benefit from as much of the socials. We organised nights out with the other interns regardless.

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

    • Based in London so expensive, especially for those who had quite far to get home.

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

    • Based in London

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

    • Speaking to graduates there suggested that they do lots outside work but I was not there long enough to benefit from this.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

London

October 2014

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