Rating

7.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • First year associate with PwC. Working in the core assurance departmentfor the Banking and Capital Markets office, performing audits on banks.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learnt and developed audit and professional skills. My technical capabilities have improved and I have been professionally skeptical in my audit work.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my time at PwC. I have been working with a great team for most of my time and have got to know them well. I look forward to returning next year to continue working with them

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by PwC?
  • I feel valued by PwC. I have been given work that I am wholly in charge of and can clearly see how it ties back to the rest of the work in the audit file.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The program is well structured, there is lots of support for me to use. Such as "Champions" "buddies" and "people managers". The teams were well structured also.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • There was support provided if you needed it, I however did not feel I needed much support.

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • There was support provided if you needed it, I however did not feel I needed much support.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The salary is very respectable, and the living costs are paid for in London. There is also opportunities to expense travel depending on the circumstances.

    8/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There are a few opportunities outside of work, unfortunately with the short time I have spent at PwC I have been unable to make full use of these.

    7/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • PwC is a large firm with lots of opportunities.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?
  • Try to show what value you can bring to the firm.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

Central London & City

April 2016


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