Summer Internship Review

The internship allowed me to understand the audit process and PwC's relationship with clients. It also allowed me to understand the nature of business that my clients were involved in and also understand more about PwC as a whole. It was very enjoyable with a wide range of tasks to get involved with and lots of interesting people to meet!

People in the office were helpful if you ever had any questions and my team were very supportive when out at client sites. I was able to chat with the team and find out more about them and their experiences working with PwC.

I felt supported during the entire internship and was able to set goals and challenges to make the most of my time with PwC. If I was ever concerned or unsure about anything, there was always someone to talk to.

Overall, I had a good mix of work to perform and was given ever greater responsibilities as I completed tasks. When I was not busy doing client work, there was always time to complete my project and complete e-learning tasks.

I was given far more responsibility during the internship that I ever thought possible! However, it was not thrown on me from the start. I completed tasks and was given feedback on these. As these were completed to the satisfaction of my team, I was then given more responsibility - you are encouraged to be pushed, but not if you aren't comfortable. I was also told to ask as many questions as possible!

The experiences from PwC have taught me time management, organisation skills, communication skills, team working skills and many more important life skills. The PwC internship also allowed me to experience a professional office environment for the first time.

As many people were on holiday and it was still a busy time in the office, there weren't many social activities. However, people in the office were still friendly and helpful if you ever had any questions.

The internship was very well organised, with plenty of work to get involved with. I was able to experience work with large clients such as Centrica, as well as smaller and more local clients. The Internship project as provided a welcome break from client work!

PwC supported me through on the job training as well as a "crash course" in audit work, which took place during the 3 day induction event in Birmingham. This allowed me to understand many of the processes carried out by PwC on a day to day basis.

I was able to secure a graduate job with the firm on the last day of my Internship! PwC offer graduate jobs to over 90% of their summer Interns, so a summer Internship could land you with a graduate job before you even start your last year of university!

I got on really well with the other summer Interns and we even met up with the first year joiners, who had just joined PwC as graduates

As I live in Aberdeen anyway, due to going to Aberdeen University, I am used to paying high prices for rent! The other interns were amazed at how expensive Aberdeen is! Aberdeen is in the top 5 most expensive places in the UK. However, socialising is cheap!

The nightlife in Aberdeen is great, with a wide choice of bars and clubs to choose from, with something for everyone and not too expensive either!

Unfortunately, there weren't too many activities provided by PwC outside of work. However, there is plenty to do in Aberdeen and we as interns were able to enjoy ourselves!