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Women In Business (Economics Consulting) Review

at PwC

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Economics

London

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Experience
4/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Over the three days you are scheduled onto group calls with different teams within your chosen service line who talk about what they do and answer your questions. You are also assigned a mentor who you shadow and complete some tasks that go towards a real project that they are working on.
You can also schedule calls and message anyone working in PwC.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
This programme gives a good insight into your chosen service line and the teams within it. It does not provide any insight into the other service lines.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
You are given autonomy over how you spend your time that is not pre-booked onto calls, so it was good practice, learning how to manage a schedule when you have other tasks to complete and calls that you may want to schedule.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
4/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture seems very positive, everyone was very kind and happy to speak with you and all spoke positively about the company culture.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
3/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Compared to other insight days/spring weeks, this was the most insightful and gave a good reflection of the work they actually do. Despite being online, there were no boring moments and I felt well engaged.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at PwC
4/5
Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC
Reach out to students or employees who have experience at PwC to learn more about the firm. You can then bring this knowledge into interviews/applications.
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