Summer Intern, Assurance Review

I have really enjoyed my internship at PwC, I have worked on a variety of clients and I have learnt a vast amount given that I don't have an accountancy background.

Everyone I have worked with has been really welcoming and open to questions. I was completing work for clients that I would be doing if I was an Associate and always thanked for the work I completed.

I was assigned a "People Manager" and a "Buddy" and both were very supportive throughout my internship, they were happy to answer any questions/doubts/worries I had. I was also strongly supported by all my colleagues on my jobs.

I was busy throughout the days but I never had to work very late, my general working hours were 9:15- 6/7, some days I would finish earlier and the latest I worked was 8.

I was given what I felt was quite a lot of responsibility. I was given the same work I would be given as an Associate who had just joined the firm and I was also speaking to the client from the first day on client site, this allowed me to develop a range of skills and experience what it would be like to work here as a graduate.

I further developed my business awareness which will help me in my final year as an Economics student. In terms of the team working skills I developed, these will help me in the societies I am part of at university. Beyond university, I developed a wide range of skills and awareness/understanding of accounting principles that will strongly help me throughout my career.

A very friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

The organisaiton of the internship was very impressive. At the start of the internship we had a weeks training, we spent 3 days in a hotel which was an amazing, fun 3 days and the other two days in our office! I then spent 5 weeks working on a variety of clients with flexibility to get involved with many different things such as shadowing.

The firm invested a significant amount into all its interns. As mentioned, at the start of the internship we had a weeks training, we spent 3 days in a hotel which was an amazing, fun 3 days and the other two days in our office! The internship is also paid and you can claim expenses when working on client site.

The future employment prospect of gaining a place on the graduate scheme is extremely appealing.

PwC is a very sociable firm, thoroughout my internship there were many social events organised, often within the individual team working on a client and also amongst other interns.

I did my internship in London, as everybody knows London is fairly expensive but there are reasonably priced places as well!

Very good nightlife in Central London, as expected!

Given that I was an intern for 6 weeks, there wasn't a vast amount of time to get involved in other opportunities. That said, if you work there full time there are a wide range of opportunities that sound really interesting and fun!