Intern/Trainee Review

I am a software engineer and work part of a team creating software for interanal use. I have been learning mendix to use for this. The work is hybrid so most of the time I do not come into the office. I also attend many meetings (usually vitrually)

Yes, there are frequently different learning days and training sessions. I have been sent to London to partake in a training day also, with all the costs covered. PwC also pay for you to get different certifications in different things. For example if you choose to take a paid Mendix developer exam it can be subsidised.

I enjoy the programme alot. It pays well and is really flexible. The company and learning provider has been exceptionally good and has help us fit in into corporate life.

The program is semi-structured. The learning for the degree is done in blocks. the dates for these blocks are known well beforehand, as are the contents of the sessions. However the time spent at work is entirely dependent what team your put on. The company is very decentralised and so its up to your manager how you progress.

There is alot of support given by the employer. They assign you a buddy and a career coach to answer questions and help you out. This helps ease you into working, which is great. The team in my case is very supportive and always willing to help you if you need it.

The training provider gives you a week of learning and then assigns you coursework which contributes to you grade. The learning is usually very relevant to what you learnt however once the week in the Uni ends it is unlikely that you will get good help for your coursework.

Some of what you learn is very relevant to the role however alot is not so relevant to what I learn. This is very subjective however because what you do in your role varies alot based on what team your assigned to. I imagine others doing the apprenticeship may have a better experience with this.

There are plenty of activities to do. PwC is a very big company and there is always something going on or planned sometime. They are generally very comparate, however, so it might not always be so interesting. Travel to somewhere that is not your home office is all expensed however so it's always fun to go to London for free. (It has to be work related)

Yes

It's a very flexible and well paying job. I has alot of growth options and the perks are very good. The team is great and culture is very relaxed. There are generally very few work place 'bad habits' or culture problems. the work also allows for hybrid working weeks where you can work at home for a couple days a week.

Show that you are open to learning. PwC is very keen on upskilling and development. There is access to different learning platforms just for learning random skills. They want people who are going to develop and not stay still. Many in my team of software developers come from a wide rang of backgrounds from within the company.