PwC Shadowing week Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.4
  • Everything Else
    3.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Fantastic chance to shadow one of the senior partners in the firm, unique chance to attend meetings about high level issues that a usual internship wouldn't introduce you to. I felt the week gave me a good insight into what a career at PwC would entail.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt I did some work that was useful to the company but as the purpose of the week was shadowing I do not think the aim was to feel "valued."

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Both the Senior Associate and Senior Partner that I shadowed gave me very useful guidance as to what a graduate role at PwC would entail and the best ways to progress in the company.

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

    • Useful information to know prior to starting a graduate scheme with the firm, generally improved my business and finance understanding.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The Senior Partner I shadowed was very busy and frantic but shadowing a Senior Associate for two out of the five days was very well organised and useful.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The office operates a hot desk system and felt very empty while I was there but I think that may have been an unusual week.

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The purpose of the partner shadowing week was not for this.

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I gained a good understand of what the role of an auditor entails and how the graduate scheme works. I also learnt about the employee appraisal and feedback scheme and understood a lot more about career progression within the firm.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I feel spending a week in the office was enough time to gain an insight for the work hard, but be rewarded for working hard, nature of the firm.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Spending the five days in the office learning about the auditor job role made me decide to continue with a grad scheme within Assurance at PwC.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Very good pay for the week.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • The office wasn't very busy during the week that I was there but everyone I did speak to was very friendly and gave useful insights into their PwC experience

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • I was very lucky to get to go to the "South West Business Awards" during my Partner Shadowing week which was a fantastic networking opportunity.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Did not get chance to learn about this

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • I have recommended all the opportunities PwC offer for undergraduates and graduates to friends. All my experiences of the firm have been positive.

    4/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

South East

January 2015

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