Insight Academy Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Although the academy was challenging at times, it was always well planned enough to be interesting and there were plenty of non assessed exercises and opportunities to have a bit of fun and get to know each other. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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

    • The PwC staff were all extremely welcoming and made us all feel that we had done very well to get to the Academy.

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

    • Lots of support was given at every step, including a 'practise run' for one of the assessed exercises. A lot of emphasis was put on personal development.

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

    • The 3 days were jam packed- late evenings and early mornings, but I felt that it was all worthwhile and so didn't feel that they were packing too much in.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not a great deal of responsibility as we were dealing with a fictional client of PwC... bit we were given plenty of scope to think independently during all the exercises.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have secured an internship with PwC so I would say that it has assisted me greatly!

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • We were based in a very nice hotel, and the atmosphere was very good.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely well organised, we were never left hanging around waiting for something. Everything seemed to run smoothly.

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

    • A lot of time and resources was spent on personal development- improving our communication skills etc

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

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

    • I secured an internship for next summer with PwC.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • In there evenings we were given drinks tokens and there was an opportunity to network and get to know everyone

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

    • Almost everything was paid for.

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

    • No nightlife as we were in a hotel, but there was a bar and a dinner was held on two of the nights.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not really as it was residential .

    2/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

North East

September 2012

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