Summer Internship Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Very enjoyable with many opportunities, lots of people to meet and different things to get involved in. I really enjoyed the variety of projects I got to experience. I was also lucky enough to get client exposure which was very enjoyable and showed me the value of having face to face meetings with clients. I also enjoyed the depth of work I was trusted with which meant I felt I was being very valuable to the team.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt like i was making valuable contribution that were appreciated by the team. I thought I was given adequate responsibliity and opporutnities to contribute by everyone.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Had many different supporting people including People Manager and Buddy. There was also the office network and the other interns, we all supported each other.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Either too busy or bored - but that's the way that consultancy projects work!

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given far more responsibility that I thought with lots of input into things for clients. I was directly contributing to reports and presentation and even in client meetings.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I have developed lifelong useful skills including Excel, Stata and reporting skills and powerpoint skills.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The atmosphere is quite work-aholic with everyone focussing on the work at hand. But there is sometimes a more lively atmosphere and I always found people to talk to.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The placement was well set up to begin with with a fun whole intern event in northmapton where we could meet lots of people and get involved in activities. Would have been better to have more dinners and whole intern events.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The people within the team invested a lot of time to help me understand and get to grips with the software. This was less so form the actual company..

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan

    2/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Would love to work with the people here and the opporutnities it would give me and how much i think i would be able to contribute.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • There was among managing interns, less so maong econmic interns but may be ccause there were only a few of us.

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Veyr expensive, but that's london living. You can find cheaper places/deals like happy hour or organise picnics/events at someones house.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Near soho and shoreditch and camden so relatively good places to go out, though quite expensive you can get deals if you orgnaise a large group.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Thought there could have been more opportunity to get involved with charity events or sporting events from pwc. Thought outside work completely it is london so opporutnites there.

    1/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Economics

London

August 2014


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