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PwC

Summer intern Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting

More London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - 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 a summer intern, my role consisted of shadowing individuals in my team, completing work when asked, completing training courses online, asking questions in meetings, being on team huddles, calls with the client, taking minutes, preparing slides, working in excel, organising one-to-ones
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I prepared demo slides for a client meeting and I have prepared a report that will we taken to a senior management meeting
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 google slides skills through 3 presentations that I wrote and presented to my teams, and I worked in google sheets, practising with dummy data, creating pivot tables, and cost breakdowns. I have also gained a lot more confidence when speaking to people (even those at a senior level)
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?
I think the support was there if you needed it, although perhaps I didn't use it enough to my advantage
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 friendly. Every was willing to help and answer my questions and queries even if they had a busy schedule. The culture seemed diverse and inclusive
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I loved it! I have learnt so much and the internship gave me a great understanding of how the company runs as a whole, as well as providing me with a great insight into which competency I'd like to specialise in
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
Be confident, smile, do your research into the company and it's core values. Look for those buzz words on the website!
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