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Risk Summer Internship Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting

Glasgow

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.3 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Introductory meetings/catch-ups with people on my team.
Team meetings to get everyone up to speed on current engagements
Work on ad-hoc tasks that had been assigned to me
Create presentations for clients
Community Volunteering tasks
Complete training modules
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not particularly, as the important engagements all have long onboarding processes which weren't suitable for such a short internship.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Gained a lot of exposure to this type of business. Learned a lot about professional behaviour. Learned about all the services google offers
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot, everyone was very kind and helpful. Was assigned a buddy in the same office and proposition and assigned a career coach in the same proposition. They checked in regularly
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very good, everyone was very welcoming and friendly. Relaxed environment
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was very enjoyable and i'm glad I done it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Meet lots of people and try your best, its only a short period of time
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