Insight Academy Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Kept us really busy and gave us a variety of tasks and assessments. This helped me to develop numerous skills and get a feel for which competencies PwC were looking for. Also very informative - got a chance to meet employees all the way up to partners.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone else at the academy was really nice and friendly and working with them was good and mostly enjoyable. The people running the academy were also really helpful.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Really well organized program of events and extremely well managed. All of the tasks were very well explained so that we knew what was expected of us.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Very busy on each of the 3 days, which was ideal as we got the most we could out of our time. But there was also a chance to relax and socialize in the evenings as we were given drinks tokens and allowed to socialize freely.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not applicable really as the insight academy was not designed to give us responsibility as such, but giving a presentation to a board of partners gave us some responsibility which was good

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

    • Developed teamwork skills by working on a group project on each of the 3 days and producing a written report and presentation at the end. This was quite time pressured and so we had to work efficiently, this is definitely something i will find useful for future group work at uni

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really good atmosphere at the academy - everyone was friendly and the 3 days was pretty fun overall

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well organized and pre-planned, we were never left waiting around and the timetable was stuck to rigorously

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

    • Real emphasis on feedback and development during the group exercises, this helped me to improve my performance and is also encouraging from the point of view of PwC as a place to work

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really good, got internship offer after academy and accepted this. Great company with many opportunities and looking forward to the internship

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • only there for 3 days but in the evenings we had the chance to socialize among ourselves which was good. They also provided drinks for us.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Everything was provided (accommodation, food, drinks and even travel expenses) so the academy cost nothing to take part in, which was great

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not really applicable as we were only there for 3 days and were encouraged to stay at the hotel

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not really as time period was so short

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

August 2012

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