Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Auditing clients accounts or performing internal audit reviews both as a team and independently. Being out on client site and interacting with them regularly as well as with my team.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learnt a lot of new skills and gained the CFAB qualification and I am now working towards my ACA qualification. I have also learnt how to audit peoples accounts as well as other general business skills such as how to correctly word an email.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • 8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by PwC?
  • 9/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Programme is well structured. The first few weeks consist of training and inductions as well as college time to start the first exams. You are also assigned a buddy and people manager to help you settle into the firm. There is a good support network at Pwc with having a buddy, people manager and college tutors to ask questions to.

    9/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Training is mostly provided either by PwC for job specific training or by college for exams. Support is provided when needed.

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • There is a good support network as you are assignned a buddy before you start who is generally the year above so you can ask questions about the programme before you start. You also get a people manager when you start who is there to help with more work related issues and help you settle into the firm.

    9/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The salary is good and competitive for the job that is performed and the age that you are when you start.

    7/10

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

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • It's a fun, fast moving environment full of interesting people where every day is different.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?
  • Do your research for the interview, especially about PwC. Make sure that you talk as naturally as possible during the interview to make it feel more like a chat. On the assessment day make sure that you interact with everyone and try to involve everyone especially in the group exercise.


Details

School Leaver Programme

Accounting, Finance

North East

May 2017


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