Associate Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Associate, involves auditing on a full-time basis across variety of clients. High level of responsibility.

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Learnt about impairments, learnt about varying clients, internal training courses taught me new skills, developed professional scepticism, improved techinical knowledge

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy the work I do, and I like seeing a long process reach its completion, with the reward benefitting me. However, long hours are regular and I dislike this, which is especially true for senior staff who are not rewarded for overtime. I like working as part of a big firm and enjoy the variance of the job.

6/10

4. How valued do you feel by PwC?

I feel like I am important to the team, and staff always reward me for hard work with important feedback, recognition awards and praise. I always like debriefs, which rewards the team for collective hard work. However, I feel like my work in the overall picture does not have much impact to PwC, as once reviewed, it is then not looked at again.

8/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very organised - everything is organised, dates are set, work to be completed is clear, support is always good, sometimes a delay in replies but overall highly organised

9/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

A lot, they always make time to speak to you and the effort to help you.Sometimes a delay in responses, but overall generally good

8/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Lots. Never have much issue, but they are always there to help, people manager very good

9/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

My salary is very reasonable for the work I do. Expenses and all costs, social costs are very good. However, I believe nothing is being done about overtime for associates/senior associates, and this must be addressed for job satisfaction, since hard work is not rewarded

7/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Yes there are plenty of social aspects. I join in with the office weekly, many sporting activities to join in, lots of charity work and extra curricular

8/10

9. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The rewards, the experience, the possibilities, the reputation of the firm, and the chartered accountacny qualification

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?

Must be committed, as it is hard work. However, any career involving business/finance includes accountancy, and therefore highly rewarding and would recommend