Spring Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience with amazing people

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • They really valued our skills and all of us as individulas

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • HR staff was there to support us every step of the way. Extremely friendly, fun and approachable people

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

    • Team work exercises are always useful. However, very little technical knowledge was imparted

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Well structured, but did run over time on several occasions. Could have used a longer lunch break. Also, all the tests were crammed with 3 hours which was exhausting

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • It was not aggressive at all. Extremely comfortable and the PwC staff and students were all a very friendly bunch. Very accomodating and lots of fun

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

    • Little training, but it was clear that time and money and effort had gone into developing our skills via Talent Academy

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Only networking with individuals allowed that. Since most of them were partners who had worked 10-30+ years in PwC, it was difficult to get an idea of what a graduate role would look like. Would have preferred, some insight into all the different departments via a presentation and networking with associates and manager level staff as well.

    3/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • It really helped understand PwC's culture. No generic stuff, instead they explained exactly how and why PwC differentiated itself from the remaining big 4

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • While i know more about PwC, I know little about the various departments

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Reimburse up to 15 pounds

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, mainly partners of the firm. Very senior employees

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Well managed, good ratios

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • there was a presentation on the Teach first initiative

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • If you want to learn about PwC and have some fun, then yes go for it. If you want to learn technical stuff and really get an insight into assurance, consulting, tax, deals etc, then you should instead go for PwC's insight day or shadowing opportunities.

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

West Midlands

April 2014

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