Junior Associate - Consulting Review

Junior Associate - Consulting Daily tasks are very admin based at first, though this should change on my next project. Interactions are likely to be with the team you are on rotation in and also members of the wider firm or your peer group. External interactions are limited until you move onto client work, this happens much earlier in the other lines of service.

There are lots of internal training sessions as part of the diploma side of the appreniticeship, additional workshops developing communication skills and so on, external training for the qualification and networking events and seminars.

The culture and social side of the firm are excellent. Work life balance is a priority and everyone is helpful. The work in consulting is internal at first, mainly admin based. This changes as you come to the end of the programme and move into the grad scheme. Overall, I am optimistic about my career at PwC but the work in the early months hasn't always been as engaging as it might have been.

I do feel valued, however I have occasionally come across attitudes in the business where apprentices are assumed to be immature or unprofessional.

PwC have offered school leaver programmes for a long time and they are very organised. The induction is away at a hotel and allows the peer group to mix socially, before starting training and work. Lots of support is available throughout the process.

BPP are a premier training provider and all tutors go out of their way to be available.

There is a support community and designated people assigned to support and guide you. A line manager, people manager, Human Capital, the Higher Apprrenticeship leadership and others are all there to support you.

While the salary is competitive with other school leaver programmes, it doesn't really offer very much scope to live in London. The relative salary to housing costs is much better in the regions. I don't feel that the package adequately rewards or incentivises high performance.

I think PwC stands out in this area. There is a team that supports the community, volunteering activities, sports clubs, social events, langauage classes and the list goes on.

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The opportunities available internally are unsurpassed. If you focus on networking and your perception in the business, you can get involved with interesting projects and decide on the direction you want your career to take.

Really give thought to where you might like to end up and which of the qualifications or Lines of Service is the best fit.