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PwC

Tax Internship Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Edinburgh

Review Submitted: July 2021

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.
Shadowing managers and associates at the PwC office and helping them out with client tasks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given a lot of responsibility. It was my job to ensure I had enough work to do and was emailing asking for work.
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?
Yes - new technology software skills and developed my skills with tax regulations
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?
A lot of support. Through the career coach and buddy system there was always staff that you could ask questions to and were always very helpful
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?
Everyone was lovely and there was a real feel for empowering yourself
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 found my internship very insightful and thoroughly enjoyed networking and meeting members of the team. It was interesting to learn what the employees do on a day-to-day basis.
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 PwC
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Not to be put off by all the different steps that the application takes. It is worth putting in the time and reading about the general goals of PwC and their framework.
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