PwC insight academy Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyable placement, met a lot of people, a lot of assessments though for a 3 day period

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

    • very encouraging and lots of group work to show this

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

    • very thorough description of tasks and always available for help and questions, outside of the set tasks aswell

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

    • incredibly busy over the three days, early morning and non assessed evening activities aswell

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • more that we had to follow the set programme, responisibility given slightly in terms of an on going project throughout the 3 days so up to you when and how much work you did

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

    • lots of different assessments and very thorough feedback to assess your performance for the future

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • only dull when assessed rest of the time lots of organised activities

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

    • very organised, strict schedule you knew where you were going/what you were doing

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • a lot considering it was an insight academy before the internship

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • leads onto the pwc internship - you get offered the internship if you performed well you also get to choose location and area you want, very flexible

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • evening dinner each night, drinks and games

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

    • all provided in the insight academy

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

    • dinner and drinks each night where we stayed so average but early morning starts anyway

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

    • not really only a 3 day programme - there was a gym on site but other than that not much else

    2/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Actuary

London

November 2012

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