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PwC

Audit Intern / Trainee Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Audit

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
- Joining in meeting with associates, partners, managers, senior managers and clients.
- Working on the audit of clients
- Evidence gathering
- Charity work, we went to help out on a 'one firm, one internship' day to help a charity. We also aided a social enterprise in helping their strategic direction & goals.
- Networking with other interns / trainees, as well as managers and directors.
- Presentations with other interns
- Visiting client sites to gain exposure.
- Enjoying company culture and values
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Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was working alongside the associates on live audits, therefore I would say that I was given a huge amount of responsibility in that sense. We also presented presentations to directors partners regarding the sector we were auditing which I found was a good responsibility to have. Personally, I feel I could have had a little more responsibility but with working with live clients the amount we were given was a good and fair amount.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- Learnt new skills regarding what an auditors day to day role consists of.
- Learnt new information regarding how audits are put together & how information is collected from the clients.
- Learnt about the company culture and values.
-Developed by knowledge of financial information and audit in general.
- Doing a finance degree myself, it was good to see how I could use this degree in practise.
- Developed my skills in creating presentations and presenting them to leadership teams.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
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?
The support and guidance given was amazing! The team I was with and the student recruitment team were always available to help as and when needed. The guidance given was helpful and we were given access to sites from the company to support us in doing work as well as regarding the company itself, we also had the team beside us that were always available to help whenever we needed. The culture and people at this company is unbeatable.
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?
The company culture and general atmosphere of the company is amazing, the people in this company make it a very good place to work and allow even interns to feel included and part of the group by inviting us to socials and getting to know us better.
It was also very inclusive, accepting and allowed people to get to know each other better whilst working which was nice, especially when getting to know leadership teams.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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?
I did enjoy my placement / internship a lot as it taught me about the company and what opportunities they have available. I would have liked to see further into other lines of service so that I could have found out more, however, I really enjoyed getting to know the audit line of service and would advise anyone who is able to try it out as I learnt a lot throughout my time at this company.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
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
I would advise anyone to go for the opportunity if they are able to do so as it gives a great insight into the company as a whole as well as the line of service they are interested into. With the internship being a month long it allows you to have long enough to see the culture and nature of the company and actually get to know your pees which is invaluable when deciding your future career
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