BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com/careers © ICAEW 2014 How to find work experience and what to do on your placement

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com/careers © ICAEW 2014 Introduction Benefits of work experience How to find work experience What to do on your placement Top tips

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com/careers © ICAEW 2014 Benefits of Work Experience Meet new people who could provide future career opportunities to you. Develop employability skills you can use as examples on your CV. Gain real life examples that can be used in personal statements on your UCAS or job applications. Demonstrate your ability to work as part of a team. Prove you are able to work under pressure and communicate well with colleagues. Show you are able to manage your time effectively and can start and complete tasks on time.

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com/careers © ICAEW 2014 Benefits of work experience Meet new people who could provide future career opportunities to you. Develop employability skills you can use as examples on your CV. Gain real life examples that can be used in personal statements on your UCAS or job applications. Demonstrate your ability to work as part of a team. Prove you are able to work under pressure and communicate well with colleagues. Show you are able to manage your time effectively and can start and complete tasks on time.

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Business Insight Week at PwC

PwC PwC facts Number 1 in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for a record-breaking 10 years Over 1,800 employees volunteered in the ‘One Firm One May’ programme 4th place in Rate My Placement awards beating our key competitors We’ve been named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the last three years in a row. 11th position in the Times Best Big Companies to work for 2013 (highest of the Big Four) Audit 41% of the FTSE 100 and 29% of FTSE 350 Four wins at the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards Over 1200 graduates and school and college leavers joined us in And over 700 joined on a work experience programme.

PwC What we do “As professional advisers we help our clients solve complex business problems and aim to enhance their ability to add value, manage risk and improve performance.” Our business areas: Actuarial Consulting Tax Assurance Financial Advisory Technology PwC Legal LLP And also as part of the PwC network: 8

PwC Where we do it 9

PwC What opportunities can we offer to you? 10

PwC Business Insight Week Day 1 Welcome Event Network with other students from across the UK Learn about employability skills Day 2-4 Shadowing See what life at PwC is really like Day 5 AD and Close Assessment day Reflect on your week and celebrate! Gain an insight into what a career at PwC could be like in the summer before year 13 / upper sixth. Develop employability skills and understanding of recruitment process Could lead onto an offer for a full-time Higher Apprenticeship position or a place on the Flying Start Programme. These opportunities are available across several PwC locations. 11 After the programme: If successful, progress your application for one of our opportunities Get valuable feedback on your performance and support to make decisions about your next steps

PwC How best can you prepare yourself? Do your research – go online, attend open evenings, virtual events and careers information days Get involved in extra curricular activities Take an interest in business and develop your commercial awareness Choose the opportunity that’s right for you Use the resources online to prepare yourself for the recruitment process

PwC Our entry routes The opportunity of a lifetime University Partnership Degree Graduate (including Early ID) Talented school leavers ICAEWICAEW ICAEWICAEW Higher Apprenticeship Programme PQ 13

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Kaplan Summer School July – August 2014

Jo Griffiths Apprenticeship Advisor Birmingham Other areas contact local office:

17 What is Kaplan Summer School?How attending Summer School can help youLocations where Summer School is held How you can apply Objectives...

18 What is Summer School? Free Years 11,12 and 13 3 Days during summer holiday Aim to prepare you for working in an accountancy or finance role

19 What do we do? Employer Talks Information about the benefits and different types of apprenticeships available CV Writing Interview Techniques and Mock Interviews Case Study and Presentation Group and team activities

20 How can Summer School help you? Is this the right career for you? Gain insight into working in Accountancy & Financial Services Meet employers looking to recruit and find out what they look for in a candidate Key information to unlock the application processes for the larger accountancy firms How to write an effective CV & apply for jobs Improve your interview skills and put this into practice

21 How can Summer School help you? Find out being an Apprentice and its benefits Gain competency skills to support your job applications Gain a certificate of attendance Achieve a qualification in employability skills Information about ways Kaplan can support you Make new friends

22 Where? Reading Grimsby Leeds Manchester Bristol Southampton Milton Keynes Leicester Nottingham London Liverpool Glasgow

23 How to apply? 1. CLICK the blue box 2. Chose your nearest Centre 3. Check the dates 4. Scroll to bottom of page to apply

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BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com © ICAEW 2014 What to do on your placement

BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCEicaew.com/careers © ICAEW 2014 Top Tips Get a variety of experiences. Conduct yourself in a business like manner. Talk to as many people as possible. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Keep in touch after your placement.

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