Associate Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Trainee associate in a deals team in PwC providing support for teams in the rest of the UK on project work

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Developed excel skills, earned a CFAB and diploma in audit practice

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I find it challenging and stimulating and am lucky to work with a good team and a great manager

    8/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by PwC?

    • Within the team and by line managers I feel appreciated, though sometimes less so by the wider company

    6/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Very well structured in terms of study and exams, though still unclear at this early stage about how apprentices then amalgamate into the hierarchy

    7/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Kaplan assessor was very supportive

    10/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Manager- a lot of support, sometimes different teams haven't appreciated the dual nature of the apprenticeship (working/learning)

    8/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • Quite poor, though if I had joined as a school leaver it would probably be ample

    3/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Good social opportunites, as well as health and fitness clubs

    9/10
  • 9. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great place to work, and great people to work with

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?

    • Difficult assessments- practice the online ones as much as you can

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

Northern Ireland

June 2016

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