Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • My role during the business insight week started on Monday with an induction day and finished on Friday with an assessment day. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I was in the Sheffield office and my role centred around shadowing my 'buddy' Shahid and learning from him.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I believe that from the experience I significantly developed my communication skills and teamwork skills having seen how pivotal these skills are in the office environment. Furthermore my auditing skills benefitted from the experience.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my work experience programme with PwC. I found that the office was full of friendly people who sought to encourage me at every turn. Furthermore the people I met at the assessment day and induction day were also very friendly. The programme exceeded my expectations.

    10/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by PwC?
  • I feel very valued by PwC due mainly to the vast amounts of correspondence received by me from PwC following the course. This has indicated to me that I have not simply been forgotten by PwC but are indeed valued by the company.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The programme was well structured. The induction day at the beginning of the week proved helpful in indicating to me what the week would entail and how I should approach any challenges facing me during the week. The three office days also gave me just enough time for me to get feel of working in an office environment.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I received a great deal of support from my training provider who was able to support me at every turn. Any problems that I came across I was able to consult my training provider who was quick to provide me answers to my questions.

    7/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • My employer was very supporting during the programme especially my 'buddy' Shahid who communicated easily with me and was able to assist me with any problems that I faced.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The salary for the business insight week was sufficient in order to attract me to the programme. Any travel costs that I faced were covered by PwC such as my train costs from Sheffield to Birmingham\Leeds

    10/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Due to the fact that I was only on the business insight week programme for a one week period there were not many opportunities for me outside of the workplace and this is understandable.

    6/10

  • 9. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my experience working for PwC as I found that the salary was exceptional for a one week placement. Also the people that I came across during the experience were very pleasant. Therefor I would recommend PwC to a friend.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?
  • I would advise anyone applying to the business insight week programme for PwC to ask as many questions as possible to get the best insight into life at PwC. Following that I would advise others to be as confident as possible during the interviews and assessment days and convey as many ideas as possible.


Details

Work Experience

Accounting, Finance

Yorkshire & The Humber

June 2015


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