Summer intern Review
at PA Consulting
Internship (1 Month+)
Chemistry
Meldreth
Review Submitted: October 2026
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working on a project title provided by supervisors. Was a very varied day to day as project had to be focused, researched then materials had to be acquired before any kind of science could happen.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Completely responsible for personal project but no responsibilities outside of that
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Was able to use a new modelling software. Was shown how to use some new equipment.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
2/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There was very little guidance surrounding the personal project but the supervisors and line managers were very supportive with building personal relationships and learning to use new tools
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Incredibly friendly and relaxed
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?
3/5
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?
Employees was lovely but some issues with communication prior to starting and with payment during internship.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend PA Consulting to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PA Consulting
The Cambridge branch is full of wonderful people who love the technical side of their role. Definitely requires someone who is interested in their technical subject and is curious to learn lots very quickly.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at PA Consulting
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
