Intern Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Interacting with clients and doing work included in a professional audit.

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

    • Professional Skepticism

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

    • Very Much

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Very well structured but organisation is okay. We all kept being assigned to random places with very long commutes.

    5/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • lots of protocols in place to ensure you have multiple people to support you

    7/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • they are there if you need them but not over bearing

    7/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • much better as it provides real life experiance.

    10/10
  • 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 were options however due to long commutes and weeks away I was unable to join any

    4/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good social environment and very friendly, with kind and supportive people there. Work can be stressful and long hours in busy season but that is expected

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

    • get fully immersed in office chat and dont be afraid to communicate

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Accounting

Edinburgh

March 2020

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