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PwC

Intern Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Solihull

Review Submitted: July 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
I was a summer intern in audit, more specifically on financial services. I mainly covered non-judgemental tasks and aimed to help the manager and SA reduce there workload. The job mainly consisted of completing EGAs and completion tasks. The EGAs consisted comparing the financial statements of the client with a bank or another ideally independent third party to make sure the clients financial statements were true and fair. I sometimes also joined meetings with my manager about the audit however this was quite rare.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not loads but definitely some. Everything I did was checked over by a manager so it wasn't like my work was sent off to a client unchecked
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?
Most the new skills I learnt were audit and accountancy specific such as navigating PwCs different websites, learning in more detail what an EGA and more generally an audit actually is and what is consists of.
In terms of existing skills I developed Excel would be the biggest one there due to how much I used it on the job
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?
4/5
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?
We received three days of online training in the first week which was quite helpful. Most of my learning came from asking my manager and SA what to do. They were very friendly and were more than happy to help when I needed it. I think PwC prides themselves on having a very positive, open culture where you can ask as many questions as you want to you peers, team and anyone higher up than you.
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?
It was great! Everyone was really friendly and more than happy to take tie out of their day to answer any questions you may of had.
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?
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 really enjoyed it
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
Make sure you do research on them before hand and prepare for the individual interviews
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