Summer Intern - Assurance Review
by PwC
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.4
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
As a whole, I really enjoyed the experience and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to get a start in finance.
The amount of responsibility you are given is great. You work on real client work, and so the work you do is massively appreciated by your colleagues. Interns are treated like full time employees, it was a nice surprise.
There is a feedback system in place at PwC which means you can see where you are, what you are doing well and things to work on. You're given a buddy and a people manager who you can speak to when necessary and the support available is impressive.
There was always something to do. On client sites you are kept busy, and there is always work you can help with at the office. Also there are e learns and project work that you can do to keep busy if there are quiet periods - which are all part of the internship. In all honesty not all of the work you'll be doing is amazingly stimulating at times, but there's always something to get on with.
You'll be surprised how much responsibility they give you - in a good way.
My degree isn't directly related to Accounting so not hugely, but having improved excel skills can't be a bad thing. Also, if 'beyond' means as an auditor, then a fair amount i would imagine.
The Company
That was the best thing about the place. The people are super friendly, really welcoming, and make the office or client site a nice place to be. With dress down Friday's etc the atmosphere was cool. Everyone seemed to know each other well and took time out to get to know us interns.
You can't really fault the organisation and running of the internship. From the very beginning you are told what's happening and when, with constant emails and people to speak to if you have any questions.
Really fun few days at Staverton Park with drinks/meals/training etc made it a really nice way to get to know other interns and learn some technical skills. People always gave up there time to help and coach you when they can.
Grad job offer.
The Culture
Only two interns at my office but there was a decent social with booze involved so can't be bad. Heard of the London offices having a few more socials because there's more interns to organise stuff like that.
Lived at home so can't comment. Although I dont recommend living in Crawley - mainly because, well... its Crawley.
Ah.... it's Crawley so... But Brighton and London are only round the corner. Our social was in London where most people seemed to live anyway.
5 aside teams and stuff like that. Not sure of what else but there seemed like a lot of PwC opportunities for things like that.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Audit
South East
September 2014
