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Digital Trust & Cyber Security Analyst Review

at PA Consulting

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

LONDON

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
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.
The role involves lots of networking and relationship building. It also requires technical knowledge to complete pieces of work. It requires a high work ethic combined with organisational skills.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I was trusted to work individually within my project and present my own work to clients. As time went on I became a more trusted member of the team and started working on higher impact work
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?
Lots - Loads of soft skills such as communication and networking. In addition to technical skills such as Jira, office 365 packages and coding
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
As much as I needed. There are lots of support systems in place. If I ever had an issue, there were at least 4/5 different people/groups I felt more than comfortable to go to for help
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Everything was really positive. Wellbeing is really important and this was shown through office culture and assignments
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 loved it! It allowed me to get a taste of the working world and I thoroughly enjoyed my year!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at PA Consulting
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend PA Consulting to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PA Consulting
Networking is everything!
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