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Higherin
PwC

Summer Internship Review

at PwC

Internship (1 Month+)

Actuary

Leeds

Review Submitted: July 2022

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - 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.
First week was all training. The final 3 weeks consisted of work which was given by members of the team as well as some extra training. Shadowed calls and answering emails
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, just depended on the day. Some days people might have stuff you can help out with, others there might not be. Just depends on which projects they are working on considering we have no qualifications we of course can't do too much. Also had other projects like the Dragons den project to work on
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, went into it not knowing much about the actuary job however now know more about what they do and have gained a deeper understanding. Of course it will be hard to learn a lot due to the many exams needed to qualify and the short time being there but given those resources, I think I learned a lot
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?
4/5
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. Got a buddy and a career coach and everyone else was still really friendly and helpful. Whenever you got some work from someone they would really take time with you to help understand what was going on and always happy to answer as many questions along the way. Also, everyone was happy to give feedback once I requested it which is useful to look at
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Great. Everyone so nice and friendly and felt very welcome right from the start
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?
4/5
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?
So much. Didn't really know what to expect as didn't really know what the job was about but from the first day everyone was really friendly which really helped me enjoy it so much
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
Definitely go for it. It's a great experience and you will meet so many great people. During the interview process just be yourself and make sure you are applying for something which does sound interesting to you
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