Student Review

by PwC

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.6/10

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

For the first year it's mainly the exact same thing as a student. Lectures, seminars and studying for exams are day-to-day activities.

8/10

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

Plenty. The A-levels I did study have been honed and developed further whilst I've learnt new skills in unfamiliar areas to me prior to joining this course.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoy it, over the next few years as I do my placements I can only see myself relishing it more.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by PwC?

The best analogy I could give is it feels like being in a football clubs academy. I feel I'm being nurtured with a long term aim to start work at PwC immediately after graduating.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme has a solid structure with frequent input from both PwC and the ICAEW alongside the University commitments.

9/10

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

I haven't need much support as I feel I've settled in well but it is readily available and accessible from prior experience dealing with the provider before joining the course.

8/10

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

I had an issue just before joining this degree programme and one of PwC's employees did an amazing job helping me.

10/10

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

Cannot comment until I start earning but from the stats available online and though the programme, the salary looks satisfactory.

7/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Again difficult to comment as most of the first year so far has been University not work.

7/10

9. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

100%. They get really involved with all the student so early on and have given me personally a real sense that they're interested in my well being. I can't wait to get started working for them.

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

The application process was split into 2 parts really, standard UCAS application and then an assessment day. My best advice would be to be honest and express yourself during the assessment day.