Associate Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10

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

I act as an assurance provider. I provide assurance to companies that their accounts are accurate.

9/10

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

Yes I have learned a lot of new skills involving technical capabilities on a laptop and a lot of principles in auditing. I have also developed my communication skill due to being in constant communication with clients.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Right now with covid-19 not a lot seeing as there is a lot of uncertainty over everything including lectures and exams. But overall I am enjoying all the support I have been getting from both the university and PwC. Although it is very stressful considering we have to get 12 exemptions in less than 3 years including work placements throughout.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is very well organised overall. However they don't respond well to times of crisis as proven by covid-19. All other programs have informed their students on their contingency plans but our course leaders have not reached out yet.

8/10

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

I receive a lot of support. PwC is such a great company especially when it comes to supporting their staff. In these hard times I feel very much a part of PwC in terms of how much support they are giving us even when everyone is working remotely.

10/10

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

I receive a lot of support I just wish we had more time to do everything since we have such a tightly packed schedule

9/10

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

My training before I went on to work definitely helped a lot as well as a couple of my courses prepared me for some of the most important principles in my work (Ethics especially). Although as expected it was a bit of a shock going from university exams to a work placement in less than a months time

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.)

Yes there are a lot of social activities even now when everything is online.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because it is a great company the people that work there are friendly and helpful and the support that I am getting from the company considering its a first job and I need it is enormous.

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

Most of the people that I met working here are friendly and a lot of times go out of their way to help you so I would suggest trying to bring that forward.