Assurance & Public Services Intern Review

The internship was very fun - I got to try out a range of different tasks through client work and also went on a few development days which were very engaging.

I was thanked a number of times for my work by my colleagues and built good friendships with a number of my colleagues during client work.

On most occasions I feel like I received more than enough help whenever I needed it, however there were a couple of occasions when everyone was really busy with their own work and I felt like it was difficult to get a huge amount of help.

I was very busy every day of the internship, but this is a good thing! The amount of work set for me to complete was perfect, so that I could get it all done but I had to work hard.

Throughout the 6 week internship I had around 5 weeks of client work. On each of the job I feel like I was given a good amount of responsibility as I was completing work in exactly the same fashion as my colleagues around me were.

Although not completely relevant to my degree (I study Chemistry), I feel that the confidence and organisational skills developed throughout the internship will be very beneficial throughout the rest of my studies.

Although only spending 2 days in the actual office, everyone was very friendly and there was a very positive vibe in the office.

The organisation of the internship was almost perfect - there were never any issues regarding where I had to be at any particular time and the staff who decide where I would work on client sites took into consideration that I live in Bristol (but I am in the Cardiff office) and tried to place me on jobs closer to my home. The only issue with organisation was that I feel that it wasn't taken into consideration that the interns were students and hence are likely not to have too much money - I had to pay around £1000 in travelling/hotel costs which isn't reimbursed for a few days.

PwC went all out in terms of development and personal training, paying for all interns to attend a week-long induction and also arranging extra development days in Bristol and London. I do not feel that PwC could have realistically done any more in terms of development.

N/A - have not had my final interview yet!

Yes - we had a number of nights out and I feel like I have made a lot of friends amongst my fellow interns and other employees of PwC.

I worked in a number of different areas (Cardiff, Derby, Evesham) and, although travel/hotel costs were quite substantial, this was all reimbursed and the food allowance every evening on away jobs is very nice!

The nightlife in Cardiff is excellent and PwC Cardiff run a months-end drinks event every month which is very popular.

Although not specifically outside of work, we all took part in a large project involving the BBC which was a lot of fun, ending up in a day and night out in London.