Summer Internship Selection Process for PwC

PwC is one of the largest professional services in the world, providing a range of accounting services in over 700 cities. PwC is a very desirable company to work for, and they offer students a chance to learn their work processes through their summer internship programs. Four to five thousand potential candidates from various universities apply.

Getting a PwC summer internship opportunity is not as complex as it might seem. A focused approach and a good academic score are needed.

PwC accepts applications from individuals with a bachelor’s degree. For 2019 PwC summer internship program applications, follow the link.

The interview rounds involve:

1. Online Application Registration
2. Online Test
3. First Interview
4. Personal Interview

1. Online Application Registration

The registration form contains three to four sections which are related to personal information, academic details like scores & achievements, personality traits, future goals, career inspirations, etc.

Use this Occupational Personality Questionnaire by following the link as a way to help prepare for some of the questions.

The second session relates to the PwC processes. Try to give detailed explanations by adding examples to your answers.

2. Online Test

Once the application has been processed, you will receive via mail a link to access the online written test. There is no scheduled time to attend to this round, but your active access status ends in five days. So, try to complete the test as soon as possible.

The online test is comprised of four parts, depending upon your area of your interest and the position you have applied for. The duration is about one hour.

The questions are not that tough, but you need to be more focused on time. Most students said that time was their constraint. Practice answering questions using reason, logic, math, judgment, etc. to help you work on your time.

3. First Interview

Once you have cleared this round, you will be entered into the interview process. This is usually a face to face or telephone round. We called it the first interview, which generally is administered by a PwC senior employee. We divided the process into two categories.

• Technical Round:  In this round they ask questions based on your career interests.
• Competitive Round: You can get questions about your competitive basis, personal traits, work interests, etc. They may also ask question about PwC, their clients, work processes, and more.

4. Personal Interview

These questions have been previously asked by the senior managers. We named it the HR round.  You can consider it as a crucial phase, where you will be asked a variety of questions. But there will be nothing related to technical. This doesn’t take much time; later they will ask you to fill out a form where you can choose your preferred work location.

• What do you think this role involves?
• Describe a time when you had to improve a piece of work after criticism?
• What have you read about PwC in the news?
• Can you describe a time when you worked in a team to deliver a piece of work? What was your role in the team? What did you do exactly?
• Describe a time when you’ve successfully managed a project. For example: coursework or organizing an event. What challenges did you overcome? Who supported you? What was the outcome?
• Can you tell me about a piece of recent financial news you’ve read? Why did you find it interesting?
• Give an example of a time you failed to accomplish something.
• Give an example of a time you built a relationship.
• Why choose audit for a career?
• Give an example of a time you worked with someone with a different style. How did this differ from your own?
• Give an example of a time ,when you observed something unethical and then you corrected  it.
• Give an example of a time when you weren’t given enough guidance but you still handled the situation well.
• Why are you seeking a career at PwC?
• Give an example of a time when you overcame conflict.
• What do you know about the ACA exams?
• Give an example of a time when you worked with people outside your usual network.
• What’s the most difficult thing about working with you?