All good things come to an end.

My last day wearing my PwC access card.

“Hi all,

Well this is the last email I'm sending as a PwC Marketing trainee, as my internship has now come to an end.

Maybe I'll be back, maybe not. But one thing is sure, I'll miss this place. I'll miss all the friendly faces I've met here, who in their own way have made my internship a memorable one. I'll miss the friendly A2s, the funny people from the Tax department, the chatty drivers, the kind guys of BRS, my neighbours from BPO and most of all the team spirit that I've witnessed here and nowhere else!

A special thanks to my mentors, Ariane and Nitin, who are the best and kindest of all, even though they gave me more than a thousand bindings to do (Jokes, it was only around a hundred I think). I'll miss working with you both, and I hope that the next people I'll work with, will be as great as you two are!

I guess the saying is true: you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory. And, here are two words I'll always use to describe my PwC internship: rich & amazing!

Goodbye everyone and I wish you all the best!”

This was my goodbye mail to my co-workers, friends, and all the people I have met at PwC. On my last day at work, I couldn’t leave this place without writing a few words to express my gratitude to all those who have helped and taught me something at PwC. From the drivers who would always welcome me in the morning and make sure I got home safely, to those who have welcomed me at their table during tea breaks and lunchtimes; I couldn’t go without saying a proper goodbye.  

My internship has allowed me to explore the benefits and drawbacks of working in an in-house communications department. Among the advantages I have found is that as an employee of a company, your knowledge of its needs and strengths is more opened to you. You also get the chance to witness how your hard work and dedication paid off, and to develop a sense of appartenance that consultancies don’t have with their clients (at least not as much as an in-house department). One of my mentors has been working there for over 15 years, she’d stayed with the company through thick and thin, and was there during the rebranding of all PwC companies over the world.  She told me how she has seen the company grew and developed throughout the years. I guess this is the power of in-house communications department, this connection you are able to create and build up with time. From the little time I’ve been working there, I’ve been exposed to all the departments and knew about their needs.

With my two mentors, Nitin Cheeneebash and Ariane Serret, on my last PwC event.

But then as an in-house department, you are restricted in the exposure you could get compared to consultancies. PR consultancies give you the opportunity to work on diverse projects and with different people. Consultancies, I believe, is a better option for those willing to explore new horizons and be outside their comfort-zone. Indeed, I am planning on doing my next internship at a PR consultancy so as to get a real experience of how it works.

In the meanwhile I can only say that it was by far one of my most enriching PR units, I have learnt to put into practice the knowledge I have acquired during the past two years. I have gained in maturity and professional skills. I have learnt more during those past few weeks, than I would have reading all the PR textbooks at the library!

And you, fellow interns, how did you find this PR unit? Did it you find it enriching?

Elizabeth.