Assurance Intern Review

Item: Assurance Intern at PwC
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance and Risk Management

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

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.

As an intern, I shadow client engagements and have the liberty to reach out to any senior members of the team to learn more about their work. As part of my engagement work, I work on reformatting slides, summarising policies and reviewing documents for flaws.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a reasonable amount of responsibility relative to my lack of specific expertise in Risk and Assurance. I was treated as a member of staff with liabilities and responsibilities of integrity and confidentiality. My work was reviewed and checked by senior members.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I developed my listening skills, whereby I talked to as many people as possible in 4 weeks to absorb most of their knowledge. This enhanced my networking capabilities. I honed in on my skills of reading big bodies of text efficiently and summarizing them in a succinct manner.

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?

5/5

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?

The presence of an integrated system with a Career Coach, a Buddy and networks that I have access to contributing to has been fundamental in allowing me to feel proactive and settle in easier.

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 flexible and comfortable to be in with no one breathing over your shoulder to complete work. Everyone is very accommodating and curious to learn about us as interns and help us climb our career ladder.

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 enjoyed it greatly it was wonderful to meet people from different parts of the world with varied passions and learn from people that have devoted so much of their time to the firm and its development.