{"id":1215,"date":"2021-05-13T08:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2021-05-13T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:35:22","slug":"my-experience-at-pwc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/my-experience-at-pwc\/","title":{"rendered":"Working 9 to 5 – My placement experience at PwC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Frankie Paterson, BA Business Management with Employment Experience<\/p>\n

My first interaction with PwC was at a networking evening during semester one in second year at the Diamond. To this day, I still remember smiles on Associates and Managers\u2019 faces when speaking about the firm. ‘They love their job’, I thought. Little did I know, the recruitment team running the event were people I would be working with on placement.<\/p>\n

Looking around the room, I was taken aback by students talking to recruiters with a glass of wine in hand! Surely they can\u2019t work for a prestigious company like PwC if their focus is on the free alcohol? So what did I do? My shy self built up the courage to join them, as I was unsure whether to apply for the HR or Marketing role. Turns out it was the best decision to throw myself into networking, as I gained advice on the application process and psychometric tests.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a couple of months, my assessment centre was successful! In January 2019, I was made an offer of a 11-month placement in the Student Recruitment team in Birmingham. I was thrilled! All the hours spent writing cover letters and practicing maths questions was worth it. Great, I\u2019m all ready to go and complete my year in industry in September \u2026 or maybe not.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a funny time between accepting and starting your placement. My self-consciousness returned and I started doubting my ability. Would I be good enough for a company like PwC? Was I the right person for the role? Fortunately, all these worries were soon gone after my predecessor Sophie took me out for lunch to meet the team. It is a day I will never forget, mainly because I turned up in smart trousers and a blazer whilst everyone wore jeans and trainers! Yes, my manager included.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the team were all friendly, welcoming and supportive throughout. Here are some of my placement highlights:<\/p>\n

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  1. One Chamberlain Square<\/strong> \u2013 or ‘the new, fancy office’ as everyone called it! The pictures below really don\u2019t do it justice but it was such a fresh, quirky place to work.<\/li>\n
  2. Support<\/strong>. As the \u2018newbie\u2019 it\u2019s comforting having a group of people you can talk to when you want to ask those silly questions!<\/li>\n
  3. The PwC culture. <\/strong>This still\u00a0resonates with me even now. Matt Hammond (Senior Partner) gave everyone a Friday off work to participate in Sports Day! This was great fun as Senior Managers through to Interns were competing over tug of war.<\/li>\n
  4. The perks.<\/strong> Staying at the Park Plaza hotel on Westminster Bridge with a king size bed and room service wasn\u2019t a bad way to end the Christmas party!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As fantastic as these were, the most important part is I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year and can\u2019t recommend one enough. The biggest takeaway was learning a 9-5 desk job isn\u2019t for me. This is because I loved moving around, hosting assessment centres in Bristol or attending a careers fair at Nottingham university. Before I left in July, I had the opportunity to speak to graduates across various departments to discover which graduate programme I would be interested in. As my manager was pleased with the impact I had on the team, I\u2019m delighted to be going back in September (COVID permitting) to join the Risk Assurance practice.<\/p>\n

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