Women in Business Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • About You
    3.1
  • The Company
    2.9
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I enjoyed the placement and learnt a lot more about the role and life of a strategy consultant.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Was valued but the team I was working with was unaware of the scheme and didn't know I was going to be working with them.

    2/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Was able to receive a lot of guidance through a range of meetings throughout the placement and then come short formal feedback towards the end.

    3/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The placement certainly helped to give me guidance of how to approach future internship and work opportunities.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Quite well structured but the interns were working on separate projects which allowed some to get a better and more useful experience than others, putting some in a harder position to demonstrate their skills. Did not help that the team was unaware that I was going to be joining them.

    2/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Was a lively and friendly atmoshphere at times but not very talkative and very work driven.

    2/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Very little invested in training as was only for a few days

    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?

    • Gave a good insight into the day-to-day life of a strategy consultant.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Learnt a lot about the culture from meetings with employees.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very valuable as was able to decide that it was a career path that I would like to pursue.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

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

    • Met a number of employees throughout the company.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Networking events were organised as meetings throughout the day but no formal social events.

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, we were able to discuss the different opportunities.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes. But be warned to make sure to know what they are looking for.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Market Research

London

October 2019

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