Core Assurance Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • People are friendly and good fun, was an enjoyable experience.

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

    • Felt very valued, treated as a permanent employee and colleagues were really appreciative for help on projects.

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

    • Great support, all staff were happy to answer any questions no matter how silly they sounded.

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

    • Was never clock watching in the internship but never felt over worked which was nice. It depends from person to person though, I was fortunate enough to have a good balance.

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

    • Decent level of responsibility. Was trusted to go straight out on to client sites and work with audit teams. Was expected to go and work with the clients too and responsibility grew with completion of tasks.

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

    • Low star rating only because I do an engineering degree, but the skills gained from working in teams are very transferrable.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere whenever I was in the office. Everyone very friendly and up for a drink after work on a Friday.

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

    • PwC clearly value their interns highly. Lots of investment in training and development days and the structure was very organised in terms of feedback etc.

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

    • As I said above, a lot of investment on training and development days/weeks from the company. Clear they valued the interns.

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

    • Was lucky enough to be offered a graduate position with the firm.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Really good social scene, most employees are very like-minded and know how to enjoy themselves.

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

    • Was in Reading, luckily my home town so didn't have to worry about rent. Quite close to London so drinks prices are not the cheapest.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Reading's a solid night out.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • From the first day was getting emails to play football/rugby and go on days out.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

South East

October 2014

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