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Updated May 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took a day)

Received phone interview after applying online.
After 1 day, was contacted about attending assessment centre.
Assessment centre in 4 parts -building tour, written test/group discussion, online skills test for verbal and numerical reasoning, and a partner+manager 2:1 interview.

Interview covered why PwC and not KPMG/other big 4, why auditing, what do I think the role involves, strengths, talk me through your resume, how to balance study+other activities, where do i see myself in 5 years.

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Why PwC and not KPMG (other big 4)

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 4 weeks)

The are two rounds of interviews held at the Company office site. Usually the interviews are held by a head recruiter and/or managers and higher position personnel.

There is one 1:1 interview during the first round, which lasts about 30 min. The questions are mostly behavior based and related to the resume.

Before the second round, there is a pre-interview dinner held usually by staff and seniors. The second round consists of Company overview presentation, three 1:1 interviews, and a lunch. The interviews last about 30-45 min each, and all have behavior based and resume related questions. At least one interviewer will be a partner. After the second round interview, candidates will usually hear back by the end of the same day for an offer.

Generally, everyone is very friendly (probably the most friendly employees among the Big4) and the office is clean.

Advice:
1) For on-campus recruiting, speak to the recruiters as much as possible at school organized events. Also, ensure to attend PwC organized events, and speak to recruiters and anyone above manager level. Recruiters will pick out who they remember when selecting first round interview candidates.
2) Always send thank you e-mails to interviewers after the interviews (usually within the same day), since not sending one could be detrimental during the recruiting process.

Interview Questions

Describe a situation where a group member was not cooperative, and what did you do to resolve it?

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Reason for Declining

PwC employees are known to have the longest hours to work among the Big 4 (at least for the San Jose office). It also takes the longest time to be promoted from one level to another (i.e. from staff to senior, and to manager), although the amount of yearly raise and benefit plans somewhat make it up.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 days)

The interviewing process was very natural. The first day I spoke to a partner, who asked me very simple questions about myself, my major and my current job. The second interviewer said that my resume spoke for itself, but she put the spotlight on me to ask her questions.

My advice for this is to not be nervous, and to just see it as a conversation. When they ask you if you have any questions, ALWAYS ask. Whether it be about the event itself, something about the interviewers background or some skill you would like to develop, asking questions shows that you are doing your homework and that you are meticulous and care. That's the type of candidate they look for.

I was called within two weeks of the interview and was told that I had been invited for the conference.

Interview Questions

How much do you work at your current job?

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Why did you pick your major?

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Negotiation Details

No negotiations, this is a summer conference.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Sep 2010 in Madrid (Spain) (took 2 months)

1:1 Interview asked for financial statements questions as well as some macroeconomics framework

Interview Questions

Which is the unleveraged beta formulae?

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Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2010 (took 4 weeks)

The interview process was well managed and went quickly. It was handled in a very transparent, professional manner.
Three cases were given, requiring knowledge of DCFs and other financial metrics, such as different types of multiples, for valuing companies.
Interview was an all day event and candidates interfaced with partners. Have intelligent questions prepared for the partner that you can share in front of a large group. Behavioral interview questions were very standard. I believe I did not receive the offer because I did not have a strong finance or accounting background. All other candidates had either banking, internal audit control, or other finance experience.

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Required to value a company using different kinds of earnings multiples. Difficult to do without a spreadsheet, although a calculator was provided

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Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 in New York, NY (took 1 week)

I was contacted by an HR associate from California regarding a resume I submitted some months ago and she asked me if I would be interested in interviewing for an internship in NY. About a week later, I had an interview. The first hour was just talking to what they call a "friend" and they just get lunch with you to ease you nerves before the interview. After that there were 3 behavioral interviews in a row, about 30 minutes, 1 with a partner, 1 with a director, and 1 with a manager. I would advise interviewees to try to relax and make the interview a conversation. They just want to see that you are someone they would want to work with. And ask a lot of questions as well.

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Why are you here today?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 (took 3 weeks)

Completed on-site campus interview and advanced to office visit stage which consisted of 4 interviews back to back with managers and a partner. Ended with a lunch with host who is an associate. Overall and great atmosphere with conversational interviews that consisted of behavioral questions. Not offered position assuming that I'm not an Accounting major.

Interview Questions

Explain a time where a person on your team didn't do their share of the work and how did you handle it.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 weeks)

the screening interview went well, asked basic questions on the resume and some behavioral ones.

Interview Questions

what is your biggest achievement?

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Why did you choose this location?

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Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in Irvine, CA (took a day)

Had a phone interview then 3 1 on1 interviews. Staff was pretty friendly and made you feel welcome. Do not get discouraged if you don't get it because internship is generally harder to obtain than a full time position.

Interview Questions

What is biggest strength or weakness?

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Negotiation Details

There was no negotiation

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 (took a day)

Got emailed by the recruiter, sent in my resume and transcript. 2 weeks later he was on campus and interviewed me. Was conversational, i asked questions about the internship. He asked me about a couple of activities on my resume. Generally a good interview.