PwC Talent Academy Review

It was definitely beneficial, both in regards to learning more about the firm - PwC and its offerings, but more importantly learning about your personal attributes. It was relatively intense though.

Felt as part of the organisation for those three days, definite credit to the organisers and the effort that was put into the organisation of such an academy.

Continued support from the four staff regarding the activities. We received detailed instructions prior to each individual task - whether assessed or not assessed.

Developed group skills and communications skills from the range of tasks. The information from PwC will be invaluable regarding future opportunities with the firm.

Very well-structured. Followed a 'regimental' timetable and the majority, if not all of the events ran according to the scheduled programme. There were individual tasks and group activities throughout the 3 days, but we had sufficient time-off between tasks.

The students seemed to be enthusiastic throughout, and the staff tried to make even the timed tests as painless as possible. The quiz and the networking events during the 3 days were the highlights.

We met a wide range of employees in order to absorb some of their knowledge, including a dinners with partners who gave us an insight into what working for the company actually was like. They also held a TeachFirst session.

The academy took the format of an extended assessment centre, so may be difficult to grasp the day to day activities of the staff. However they did provide information on the career path of a graduate.

Vastly improved my perceptions of the firm. They really do invest in building your skills, etc and emphasised the togetherness of the employees.

There were exercises relating to real life scenarios and this helped me confirm that financial advisory was an option for me. However the lack of actuarial based activities was disappointing but was expected (as these are not based in Belfast).

Willing to reimburse expenses up to the value of £150. They also paid all of the bills regarding the hotels, food and parking!

We had numerous networking events with a wide range of staff and also one night we had dinner with partners. Could not have done much more regarding this area.

There were numerous opportunities to unwind and have drinks with staff or fellow students. They even organised a fun quiz night on the first night!

This was relatively limited, although I think they mentioned various charity days that the employees could get involved in.

One of the programs that I've been on! They really do seem to invest in the students - both financially and in terms of time. This proved very beneficial to me personally regarding identifying skills especially.