Student Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I really enjoyed the internship, the work and the people.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt treated well and given responsibility which is good.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Was given very very good support by not only buddy and people manager but many others too.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Busy enough that I was never bored but not overly busy. Was very well balanced.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a good amount of responsibility, probably as much as I could have got.

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

    • Definitely developed a number of good useful skills like writing letters and doing research.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • atmosphere was nice, chilled enough that you felt fairly relaxed but not so relaxed that no work was done.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very well organised at every step, cant remember organisation ever being poor

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

    • very much so, lots of training and personal development including a dedicated development day.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • very much, i have a job offer which I took!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • there was, bit quieter as summer but yeah lovely sociable bunch of people, had a good few lunches

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Aberdeen is lovely but very expensive!

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Don't do nightlife so I dont know

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • mm a few, i missed the office email unfortunately

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Scotland

October 2014

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