Business Placement Technology Consultant 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
3.5
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The Company
3.7
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The Culture
4.3
- 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 had amazing time travelling, making new groups of friends.
Some roles I felt very valued, as I occasionally would be the only person with a skill like AI or Python that the rest of the team may not have had.
My CC always took into account what my like and dislikes were for projects
About half of my time at the firm would require 60 hour weeks. Personally, I don't believe not being paid overtime is acceptable anymore and PwC are very much a traditionalist corporation.
Plenty of responsibility. A lot of my roles would have been of Senior Associate grade, as well as Manager grade role. Whilst this is good for promotions. I do believe this to be there way of getting higher grade work done without the expense of paying their employees of that grade.
Thankfully a lot of AI/ ML as well as Python. However, these roles I had to instigate myself and weren't ever formally available. I have heard of many previous Placement students try and get Data Science roles and end up not coming back to the firm.
The Company
Very important busy but just as equally friendly!
I don't think there was enough to be honest. Us Technology intake had talks on Tax and Audits etc for induction. However, we have been reassured this won't happen again. We are simply treated as regular employees.
The firm massively invests in upskilling. Although, it is ultimately up to you to decide what Pluralsight courses you want to complete in your spare time and what certifications you want to revise for.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Admittedly, I'm not so sure. PwC is one of those companies that put themselves first before the employee. What I mean is, they deliberately don't give you a job title so as they can place you onto any role without question. Regardless of what your interests are. I'm highly interested in AI, but PwC UK have definitely not invested in this work enough.
The Culture
Of course! People you get to travel with are all up for going to new pubs and restaurants every work night. I've heard though; travel can be tough if going on your own.
Belfast is possibly the cheapest city in the UK, yet crammed full of places to go out to. Taxis are like ~£5 from your accomodation to places to go out to.
Amazing. I already live in NI but
Yes, Babel every First Friday - that was until COVID-19 :(
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Northern Ireland
June 2020
