Student Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    2.8
  • The Company
    3.3
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Interesting workshops and Q&A sessions, however some tasks were obviously implemented to fill up time.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Approximately 60 people on the course, so you sometimes had to compete for attention.

    2/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Received lots of guidance and advice for the assessed tasks, particularly the feedback from group assessments.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Particular emphasis was placed on developing interpersonal skills, which is useful to many aspects of life.

    2/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The schedule had a satisfactory balance of activities and free time. Were given a timetable for the event at the beginning which was useful.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Staff and other students at the academy were very amicable, making the course a very pleasant experience.

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Gave a number of group tasks to identify key skills, but a lot of the information was simply related to the students by a single person.

    2/5

  • 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?
  • Had a number of useful Q&A sessions. Was sometimes difficult to form a coherent narrative to the questions due to the large volume of students present.

    3/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Large emphasis on the new qualities required by PwC employees.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Provided a good insight of all areas of employment. Meet and greets with partners was particularly informative.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Accommodation and travel expenses were covered.


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

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • The company people were very willing to sit and chat as long as you wanted and were very friendly.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Yes, during the networking events these were addressed.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Very useful if you want to get a taste of the company, but not useful for getting a headstart towards the interview process.

    3/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

East Midlands

January 2015


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