Flying Start Degree programme - Placement 2 Leeds Office Review

As a flying start in the office you really are a valuable helping hand, sometimes you get assigned to jobs that are in a difficult stage of the audit and you're in a unique position to really help take the work load of senior members, other times you're given your own areas of responsibility to work through and always well supported.

Being on second placement it was surprising how well I remembered everything from the first time, which showed me how much I really did learn before, over the last few months I have built on those skills and become more competent and feel like I can add real value to teams I work with.

I really enjoy this program as I feel like we are really well looked after when in the office, as well as being treated like adults and not students. As a cohort we can work together but also socialise together which means that you don't have to feel like you're missing out when not at uni.

The program is really well structured in how you select your offices and get provided accommodation, there are lots of people in the office that have been through it themselves and so understand how everything works, the only downside is resourcing us to jobs can sometimes be quite difficult and we struggle to get meaningful work to do sometimes.

There are so many pathways of support available at PwC you can never feel like there's noone to turn to, at every level of the company there's someone you can ask, and while on your jobs you build relationships with the other people in office and expand your network further.

ICAEW take a more back seat role when it comes to this program, they do provide the textbooks we use to study from which are all really well made and helpful, as well as provide social events and lots of other helpful resources that you can turn to if you're in need of any kind of help.

The work we complete in our university modules / exams is really closely related to the content that we actually work with on a daily basis so the study really does help with the job, furthermore it helps motivate you when at uni because you know the value of what you're learning beyond just exams.

There are so many opportunities to get involved in the Leeds office, there's always a social event every few weeks that are definitely worth going to, from small conversations and cookies in the office, to big organised events that everyone from the office goes to, especially around christmas time.

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I'd recommend this degree program as it really is the best of both worlds, the opportunity to study as a university student is so valuable at this age, but then you also get to work a job each year with real responsibility and it's a great way to mature.

While applying to pwc I recommend doing your research, there's so much information available to you that if you look into it well then it's impossible to make the wrong choice for yourself, nothing should come as a surprise but that does also mean prepare to be worked hard for what you want.