Business Placement Review

Item: Business Placement at PwC
Rating: 4.3
Author: Anonymous

at PwC

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

Belfast

Review Submitted: July 2021

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Supporting the team with administration tasks ad hoc. Being the main support for induction training. Contributing work to larger projects, mostly around training and upskilling current employees.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was treated as a full normal member of the team, given a good degree of responsibility and treated with respect

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?

Yes, I have improved my presentation skills and my ability to speak to and connect with new people. I have improved my standard of speaking and writing in general. I have become better organised and have improved my work ethic.

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

3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I was helped every step of the way. I never felt stuck or abandoned with work I couldn't do

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 positive. Of course with Covid I wasn't in the office but everyone was very kind and friendly

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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 have really enjoyed it, a lot more than I thought I would. It was very different to my degree area but a nice change. The team I was with made a big difference.