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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement at PwC, everyone within the firm was really welcoming and friendly and I have learned a lot, not only about my specific section but about the company as a whole.
I felt very valued by my colleagues, they were happy to provide me with work and trusted that I would do it correctly. However, there were times when it was difficult to get the attention of senior members of staff.
I was given support by managers and I was taken on client meetings when they felt it would be appropriate. However, I refer to my above comments whereby it was difficult to get the attention of some senior members of staff.
Towards the start of the internship I was not very busy but as the weeks passed I got more and more busy as fellow employees realised they could utilise me.
At times I was given a lot of responsibilty, such as contacting clients etc but there was also times where the piece of work would be quite simple and didn't require a lot of responsibility on my behalf.
I feel that the skills I have developed will definitely help with my future studies and any job I undertake in the future.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office was very positive. Everyone was happy to stop and have a chat and there was drinks organised for some nights of the week to encourage networking and to bring the team closer together.
The internship was very well organised. It is a good length of time and we were given the right amount of training in the run up to the internship.
The company have invested a lot of time and effort into the training for the internship.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Future employment prospects are very appealing and I would love to continue working at PwC full time.
The Culture
Not as much as I expected but there were times when development days etc were organised so all the interns could catch up.
As I was based in London the cost of living was very high. Fortunately, a lot of the time outings are organised by the firm so a tab is put behind the bar which makes it a lot cheaper.
London nightlife has something for everyone.
There wasn't really any opportunuty to get involved with activities outside of work. You could go for drinks with fellow employees but that was about it.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
April 2015