PwC Graduate Program Application process

The PwC graduate application and recruitment process explained

• PwC recruits on a rolling basis for almost all of its graduate and undergraduate programs, graduate schemes are released regularly across the year
• It is important to apply as soon as possible as graduate roles are closed once positions are filled, a key tip is to sign up for job alerts so you are the first one to receive information about new positions.
• The application process follows a simple 6 stage process outlined below, some roles may differ
• Minimum qualification requirements for PwC roles is generally a 2.1 in any degree
• PwC offers graduate opportunities in various accounting roles - Audit, Risk Assurance, Finance, Tax, Legal and others
• At every stage of the hiring process, PwC looks for evidence that you have the skills and qualities needed to succeed.
• Before beginning the online application, make sure you have a clear idea of how you will demonstrate your understanding of the requirements.
• A firm understanding and commercial awareness of the business world in which PwC operates is key and must be demonstrated throughout the application process.
• Being confident and self aware is another highly sought after personal skill as most roles within pwc require personal interactions with clients and business situations.
• The recruitment process for graduate roles is estimated to be completed within 6 weeks from the initial application submission to assessment day.
• Further detailed explanation is available on PwC site

Where to find valuable preparation information for graduate application process:

• PwC website
• Financial media i.e FT, BBC, Bloomberg
• Relevant professional bodies i.e institute of chartered accountants
• Personal contacts from the industry - search and reach out on linkedin or twitter

Career uncovered

• Career uncovered provides graduates with opportunity to find suitable roles depending on the students preferences and interest.
• The online tool is designed to match the candidate's qualities, level of study and interests to the most suitable graduate programme role open within PwC.

Online Application Form

• Detailed research is required when applying for your chosen programme, it is important to explain why you have selected the business area and how you can add value to the PwC clients
• demonstrate your skills and personal abilities to the business area and you'll have a good chance of succeeding
• Take into consideration the time and energy investment required for professional qualification

Career Unlocked

• Career unlocked tests your technical ability in the form of games based Psychometric Assessments, which is designed to measure the following abilities:

• natural behavioural preferences (eg how you face challenges and approach goals)

• numerical reasoning abilities

• cognitive skills,

• abstract reasoning

• numerical reasoning

Career conversation: The PwC video assessment

• Answering PwC questions and recording case studies are part of the video interview.
• You should demonstrate your motivation for the role and how your skills and abilities match with pwc requirements

Career Focus: The PwC assessment day

• Virtual assessment days are the final stage of the PwC recruitment process.
• It will consist of group and individual activities that will help you gain a better understanding of a typical day at PwC.
• In a group contribute individually but do not dominate the conversation
• speak clearly with confidence while listening and don't interrupt others
• be diplomatic and from time to time, try to summarise the group's progress.

PwC job offer

• Whenever possible, PwC aims to inform candidates if they have been successful within a week of their assessment day.

Graduate Interview Sample Questions

• What do you know about the ACA qualification
• Tell us about yourself
• Talk about a time When you have proposed an innovative idea to improve the efficiency or value of the work you are doing - what was the idea and how did you shift things?
• Talk about a time when something has not been a sufficient standard and how you resolved it.
• What brings you energy in work? What drains your energy - what type of situations
• When you have had to manage conflict and difficult people/situation?
• How would someone else describe you?
• Why PwC? What caused you to apply?
• What do you know about PwC?
• Tell me something about yourself that is not included in your resume.

Numerical reasoning question