Women in Business Insight Programme Review

by PwC

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.3
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • The programme involved a range of activities including talks with partners, shadowing meetings and doing some training. It also involved a lot of groupwork activities and getting to speak to your assigned 'buddy' for the three days.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Ability to do initial research on a company for an audit and present my findings appropriately. More about life at PwC and an insight into their values and what they are doing in terms of ESGs and D&I.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • Really interesting and useful. The programme allowed me to research further into the roles and training available to me if I were to join the firm after graduation. It also helped me to understand if the culture and the people in the organisation fit my own values.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Extremely positive, welcoming and friendly. Everyone who I spoke to was approachable and informative, keen to share any advice or answer any questions.


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

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

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed the insight. I gained a lot of information out of the experience, met a lot of new people and would highly recommend it.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 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 tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC
  • The application process is long but if you put the work in, prepare well, do thorough research on the company and be yourself it is a highly rewarding experience. Even the application process in itself is rewarding as you gain a lot of experience and feedback from going through each stage.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

Scotland

June 2022


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