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Consultant at PwC
No Offer – Reviewed May 13, 2013 New
Interview Details Very friendly interview and telephone interview. Filled out the form online and then completed a numeracy and verbal test online which were quite straightforward. Then a 30 minute phone interview which i passed. The next stage is the assessment center where you might be asked to complete the online tests again followed by a face to face partner interview.
Interview Question – an unethical decision you had made Answer Question
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Graduate at PwC
No Offer – Reviewed May 10, 2013 New
Interview Details ac day, 2 psychometric tests on PAPER, 1 written report, 1 group discussion
Interview Question – time pressure for writing and depends on the luck in group work Answer Question
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Resourcing Officer at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England Feb 2013 – Reviewed May 06, 2013 New
Interview Details I applied online for the job and was contacted by PwC a few days later. They had a chat with me by phone to discuss my salary expectations, interest in the role, etc. They explained my CV would be passed to the hiring manager for review and a couple of days after that I received a call to invite me to interview! We agreed a date and time, and I got confirmation of the details by email. I was encouraged to look at the 'global core competencies' on their website as the interview would be based around these (the website was really helpful actually as it had some sample questions on there). I went for my interview, which was with 2 people from the Resourcing team. They were both really friendly and gave a good overview of the team and the specific job I was interviewing for. They really delved into some of my answers but I'd prepared for that. A couple of days following the interview, I had a call to say unfortunately I hadn't been successful but I was given some detailed feedback so I could understand why. In my experience, not a lot of other companies offer feedback like this so I was pleased to have the chance to receive it and to talk about what I could do better next time.
Interview Question – Something they really wanted to make sure of was that I understood the difference between 'recruitment' and 'resourcing' - the 2 terms are often used interchangeably but they're totally different things at PwC (Recruitment is about attracting and selecting people to work for PwC, whereas Resourcing is all about workforce planning/workforce management, talent management and demand planning for current staff). Answer Question
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Risk Consulting at PwC
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 30, 2013
Interview Details lots of competency questions
Interview Question – a time you contribute to a team. Answer Question
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Public Services-Leeds at PwC
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013
Interview Details
Asked competency questions.
How do I stay up to date with the news?
What is the most interesting piece of news you have read and how does it apply to PwC?
What is the ACA qualification?
What do you know about it?
Standard Comptency questions after.
Interview Question – What is the most interesting piece of news you have read and how does it apply to PwC? View Answer
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Legal Secretary at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England – Reviewed Apr 21, 2013
Interview Details After an initial application I was invited to undertake online tests such as a numerical and verbal reasoning one. I was then sent some questions to answer. After this I had a face to face interview which lasted for 40 minutes.
Interview Question – Competency based questions Answer Question
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Forensic Technology Graduate Programmer at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England Nov 2012 – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013
Interview Details Online tests - numerical test, then followed by a 45 minute interview down in London by the Head of this sector of the company. Was a very hard and necessary grilling based on technical and competency based questions. The technical questions were based on the mathematics I might have completed in the past.
Interview Question – Could you please describe the standard deviation and mean of the Normal distribution? Answer Question
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HR-Placement at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England – Reviewed Apr 17, 2013
Interview Details It was done by an external company which is very strange and although it was meant to last 20 minutes, only lasted about 10 minutes. The interviewer called five minutes late. Asked 2 behavioral questions and asked a lot about their client and the goals they have.
Interview Question – What is a problem a chosen client is facing and how would you solve it. What new services would you offer them. Answer Question
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Forensics/Assurance at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England – Reviewed Apr 08, 2013
Interview Details Application form, Telephone Interview, Assessment Centre, Final Interview
Interview Question – A time when you've done something outside of your comfort zone? Answer Question
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Audit at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England Jan 2013 – Reviewed Mar 31, 2013
Interview Details Online test: numerical, logic and personality. Telephone interview: a set list of questions which can be found online. They are assessing you against competencies you can find on their website. Assessment Centre. You have to redo the online test (not the personality one) and then write a report summarising your thoughts on a booklet of information that you are given. Then there is a final interview but I didn't get that far!
Interview Question – Telephone interview: What business story interests you at the moment? Then when you give a story they ask: And how could PWC help? View Answer
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