Consulting Intern Review
by PwC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.1
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and found that it was an excellent insight into consultancy. Due to the excellent support from the partner who I worked for, I was able to work on a wide variety of interesting projects.
The partner and director I worked for made me feel valued. They bought me a gift at the end of my internship, wrote me excellent and helpful feedback and told me how much they valued me.
Towards the end of my internship, I was very busy with work. I was given several projects during my internship. I have learnt that it is better to say no to work if there is too much to do.
On one of my projects, I was given the task to manage the event organisation. I reported directly to the director so felt like I had a lot of responsibility. It was good to know that I could be trusted with such work.
The Company
The general atmosphere was very friendly. I regularly had conversation with colleagues about things other than work.
It was organised quite well in the middle. However, I think the organisation at the begining and end could have been better. Consulting interns spent one day at a residential training centre and then returned to London. It didn't seem worth the trip for a single night. At the end of the internship, it wasn't clear how much work we were expected to do and how we should handover to the next interns. The recruitment team could have been more helpful in aiding the handovers/
The partner I worked for is involved in coaching so would offer some helpful advice. The firm's online training website had many interesting and helpful tutorials that were available to interns.
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
I was offered a graduate job at the end of my internship. Most other interns were offered jobs. People who wanted to change service line were given the opportunity to interview in a different service line.
The Culture
One of the interns self-appointed himself as social sec so several events were organised. They were more suited to a particular crowd but it was nice to have a social event to go to with fellow colleagues.
It was quite expensive in some of the bars.
A few opportunites were advertised on the weekly consulting emails. I emailed to join one of the socities but did not receive a reply.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
November 2011
