Tech degree apprentice Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.9/10

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

Working on different projects within assurance department. Each project is different, in general tasks involved cleaning and manipulation of data, creating reports on findings and using a variety of programming languages to achieve this.

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Alteryx, Tabluea and Python

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The people within the office make the difference, have been welcoming and helpful all the way. Work is meaningful and provides a sense of achievement, highly enjoyable.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

First in take therefore was not always well structured, this area needs improvement. Would have been better to have more training on tech used within the business instead of non technical training.

6/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Great amount of support.

8/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

A fair amount of support

8/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

There is a difference in what we learn and what is used on placement however much of it is transferable.

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There are usually sports related and also social functions. However many people within office create their own activities.

8/10

9a. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Respectable company, good work life balance, great atmosphere and perfect place to develop essential skills within industry.

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

If interested in technical role or any specific role, brush up on the requirements ie what specify programs/tools are used and get familiar with them. This will help you get established faster.