Internation Assignment Services Intern Review

by PwC

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • The placement was throughly enjoyable and rewarding and allowed me to work in different areas of the company.

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

    • I assisted a variety of colleagues in their work and felt valued. As the placement progressed I was given more challenging work and more responsibility.

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

    • I had weekly meeting with my supervisor and worked daily with my 'buddy' who both offered support in the day-to-day work and helped me meet my objectives.

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

    • Work varied day to day as I was given work as it came and was not working on a larger project. This gave me the ability to work on many different projects and clients although sometimes I was sort for work.

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

    • The responsibility increased throughout the placement once my colleagues had seen that I could work efficiently and produce work of a high quality.

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

    • The general skills I developed such as communication and professionalism will come in useful in the future as I hope to pursue as career in this area. The placement was not related to my degree however but will be useful once I have graduated.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was relaxed but professional, people chatted while they worked and the 'dress down friday' was a nice touch.

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

    • The placement was very well organised. The residential part of the internship went very smoothly and the local induction and I.T training was well organised and executed.

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

    • I felt the company invested heavily in the interns. With a 3 night residential trip to train all the relevent intern together and give us all the basis knowledge we needed. There are also training and information session organised throughout the internship and online training available. We are also required to complete online competencies which give good knowledge of business policies.

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing. I would definitely work for the company in the future if I was offered the opportunity.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • The social event for the intern were arranged by the interns. There were no social events for intern arranged by the company.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I was able to stay with family and the cost of socialising was reasonable.

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

    • The nightlife was good with a variety of places for different tastes.

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

    • There were no activities arranged outside of work.

    1/5
    Report this review

Details

Internship (1 Month+)

North West

July 2015

View More Reviews
View More Jobs