{"id":825,"date":"2023-04-21T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=825"},"modified":"2023-04-24T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T08:47:48","slug":"my-work-experience-highlights-filippo-iguera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/my-work-experience-highlights-filippo-iguera\/","title":{"rendered":"My Work Experience Highlights: Filippo Iguera"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"825\" class=\"elementor elementor-825\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1139a2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1139a2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2284baf\" data-id=\"2284baf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1641ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1641ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Filippo Iguera, Third Year, Finance and Business Management BA<\/b><\/p><p>During the summer between my second and third year of university, I undertook a 3-month internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Italy in the Audit &amp; Assurance division. My role mainly entailed assisting in reviewing public and private companies\u2019 accounts, consulting clients to solve other complex business problems, and providing advice and assurance services to companies raising debt or equity and other capital market transactions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3b5f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3b5f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-681130f\" data-id=\"681130f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e86454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2e86454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-825 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e86454\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Untitled design (19)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmxvZy53ZXN0bWluc3Rlci5hYy51a1wvd2VhcmV3ZXN0bWluc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzUwXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvVW50aXRsZWQtZGVzaWduLTE5LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJlODY0NTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/Untitled-design-19.png'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/Untitled-design-19.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/Untitled-design-19.png 325w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/Untitled-design-19-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2e86454\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODM4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmxvZy53ZXN0bWluc3Rlci5hYy51a1wvd2VhcmV3ZXN0bWluc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzUwXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvMi0xLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJlODY0NTQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/2-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/2-1.png 325w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/2-1-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5011b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5011b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c73da2f\" data-id=\"c73da2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f645a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f645a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This opportunity has helped me grow both professionally and personally. I have gained technical and soft skills you can only learn through work experiences, such as working with complex auditing and financial platforms, speedily collecting data from large databases, and, maybe most importantly, interacting with high-level clients on a daily basis. On a personal level, I think that this experience has made me more confident in taking ownership of my responsibilities.<\/p><p>An experience like this one comes with highs and lows. During the first few weeks, I found the long working hours of the team, the aggressive deadlines for every project, and the high expectations that my supervisors had of me very challenging.<\/p><p>However, the many incredible highs definitely balanced out the lows. Being part of a team of young colleagues who, from the start, were pushing me to learn more each day and always taking greater responsibilities was such an enriching experience. Furthermore, interacting with multinational clients from different industries naturally forced me to understand new technical aspects and dynamics of several business environments. Finally, the intensity of the job, which requires high cooperation and cohesion among the team, helped me build amazing and long-lasting friendships with my teammates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f87a926 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f87a926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a1d40\" data-id=\"39a1d40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c228c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a2c228c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-825 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a2c228c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODM5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmxvZy53ZXN0bWluc3Rlci5hYy51a1wvd2VhcmV3ZXN0bWluc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzUwXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvMy5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJhMmMyMjhjIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/3.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/3.png 325w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/3-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a2c228c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODQwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmxvZy53ZXN0bWluc3Rlci5hYy51a1wvd2VhcmV3ZXN0bWluc3Rlclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzUwXC8yMDIxXC8xMVwvMS0xLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImEyYzIyOGMifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/1-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/1-1.png 325w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/11\/1-1-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-459a662 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"459a662\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1442f1c\" data-id=\"1442f1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5c05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d5c05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that I am back studying at university, I feel more organised and responsible, and I know in which industry I want to work once I graduate. Doing a summer internship or a year-long placement can really help students pursue the career they want after graduation, especially if, like myself, you are then offered a full-time role once you finish the experience. Getting ahead in the \u201cjob-seeking race\u201d when you are still at university will save you a lot of headaches after graduation by enriching your CV and giving you a wealth of experience.\u00a0<\/p><p>Remember to make use of the help available at the university, especially the Careers &amp; Employability Service. These professionals are there to help you craft your CV and cover letters, practice virtual interviews, and post on Engage open job positions relevant to your interests. I have personally used these services and taken advantage of the vast Westminster Alumni network by contacting former students on LinkedIn.<\/p><p>Finally, my advice would be to make the most of your summer internship or placement experience. Learn as much as you can and never settle, as it goes past very quickly, and it is an opportunity of a lifetime.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55a23ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55a23ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d689f99\" data-id=\"d689f99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee245ed elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee245ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/accounting-and-finance-courses\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Learn more about our Accounting and Finance courses<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third year Finance and Business Management BA student, Filippo, tells us about his placement at PwC in Italy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[32,31,24,25,27,30],"class_list":["post-825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-work-experience","tag-business-management","tag-finance","tag-student-life","tag-study","tag-undergraduate","tag-work-experience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2986,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825\/revisions\/2986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}