Rating

7.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • It involves preparing computations and tax returns and continually making updates until submission. The work does vary day by day, and you gain more and more responsibilities week after week.

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Everything I've learnt is a new skill, and these new skills vary from technical skills, to people to people skills.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • My team is great, and the work is more enjoyable than i expected when deciding to join the firm.

    7/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by PwC?
  • I feel very valued, by not only my peers, but those above me as well, everyone is always appreciative of the work i do, and most people are keen to help

    9/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • At the start I didn't really have a clue, but 9 months in, and I think I just about know the structure of what I should be doing for the next year or two.

    6/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • We have regular training sessions in various different areas, however the providers change each time so there is no ongoing contact really

    5/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • There is a lot of support offered from the employer, however no one in the team other than those who have been on the programme before understand the layout, so help in that sense is only available from a couple of people. But for general work and development there is lots of support

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • It's good. Compared to apprenticeships in other fields, it is very good.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There are socials and events very regularly, from going to the theatre to playing football, so the opportunities vary greatly. People also have an opportunity to try out different departments and do secondments, not only in the country, but abroad too.

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Because I enjoy being here.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?
  • Ask a lot of questions in the interview, as the website doesn't go into enough detail on how the apprenticeship path works.


Details

School Leaver Programme

Accounting, Finance

South East

May 2017


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