Summer Associate Review

by PwC

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Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Analysing and presenting data, attending team meetings - 2/3 per day and attending client and expert network calls.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I have learnt so many skills relating to excel and powerpoint as well as softer skills including communication in the workplace and building up my confidence in an office environment.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I took on the role of an associate and I was able to take ownership of some of my own sections of our reports. I was also encouraged to speak up and contribute in meetings even in meetings with the most senior members of the project team.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received so much support from my project team with check ins as regularly as every couple of hours. The wider team at Strategy& team were also incredibly supportive, everyone I spoke to was willing to sit down with me and tell me about their careers or help me with whatever I needed.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Amazing, I haven't met a single person that I dislike and there are lots of social events to get to know everyone.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I loved it!


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
  • Go for it! Join the Females of the Future program (September/October each year). This gives you a great insight into the company. You get to learn how to do a case study as well as meeting loads of inspiring people that work at the firm.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting

London

August 2021


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