Audit internship Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Shadowing an existing team, and participating with their work where they deem it suitable. This enables hands-on learning and provides valuable work experience. Any work done is initially drafted, and reviewed by a more senior team member before being considered as complete.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed existing skills which I have from studying accountancy at university, and also learning new skills as my knowledge is being applied to real world situations


  • 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?
  • Enough responsibility that I felt like a valuable team member making contributions to work, but any work carried out was reviewed by a more senior team member to reassure me that it was completed correctly


  • 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?
  • Was introduced to a buddy during the first week who is constantly available as a point of contact, and also have peer support from other interns. Have also been guided throughout the process by a career coach who has ensured I remain focused on goals


  • 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?
  • Very welcoming and everyone is very friendly


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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 have enjoyed my time with the company and it has exceeded the initial expectations I had of the internship. The hands-on experience has been more than I expected but this has been very valuable


  • 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
  • To remain open minded and reassured that recruitment will put you in the best line of service/ team that suits you and your skills


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Scotland

July 2024


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