Actuaries in Executive Compensation Consulting Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • It was overall a very good experience in PwC to get to know the people and the culture.

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

    • Most of the colleagues who I worked with really valued my help.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had a fantastic people manager and buddy who pushed and guided me to do more during the internship. They managed to help me to put in contact the right people to give me a breadth of work when I was there.

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

    • I was very busy and I was involved in many internal and client projects. But, it was all really good experience in terms of managing my deadlines and time well.

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

    • I was given quite a few client projects and the consultants trusted me to do my work well.

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

    • The soft skills I developed is definitely going to follow through beyond this internship.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The people in my team was lovely.

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

    • I think it was very well organised with plenty of work for us. I also enjoyed the interns project a lot!

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

    • I didn't receive much team-specific training in the three days training period. After I joined the team, I just received some training and was told the useful information before I start on a work.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

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

    • I got an offer with them.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Most people were quite busy during the internship itself. But, we had two days apart from the training week when we got to meet the other fellow interns.

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

    • It's London. It's probably the most expensive place in the UK but at the same time you get to networked with so many other professionals as well.

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

    • Again, it's London.

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

    • Yes, plenty of chances as they have many sports clubs in PwC and they even run an annual charity play!

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Actuary, Business Operations

London

October 2014

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