I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Luxembourg) in Jan 2011
Interview
I applied online for an Intern position and did specify that I was looking for an intern position in the field of HR. I received an e-mail about 2 weeks later for an interview and a few days later, I showed up at their premises in Luxembourg. I was put in a conference room and waited a whole 45 minutes. The recruiter showed up, dressed in a more than casual way (a mix of bandana biker and cow-girl)!
She sat down, and headed straight to the interview, no introduction (no hello, how are you) and nothing to put me at ease in the first placed. She started questioning me in a very disinterested way and obviously wasn't prepared at all, and didn't even read my cover letter!
She thought I was interviewing for an Intern position as an Auditor, yet she didn't apologize for not noticing and really stayed on the audit-path, challenging me with very specific questions in that field (which I had no answer to). It was as if she wanted to lead me into that role on purpose, since that was what she was obviously looking for: an audit intern!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why are you looking for an internship as an auditor? (Well, I wasn't - and specified this in my cover letter and on my resume's title!) Recruiter was totally unprepared!
Q: What can you bring to PwC? - A: My skills [...] and what's more, I understand that PwC Luxemburg is very keen on good language profiles - well, I speak 3 languages fluently.
Recruiter's Answer: Well, don't think you're the only one, I speak 3 languages too, so I don't see where'e that's an asset.
The interview process included an initial application review followed by an online interview with members of the team. They asked about my previous experiences, motivation for joining PwC, understanding of the role, teamwork skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to solve a problem.
Was pretty basic in a sense. The interviewers are really chill and laid back so not much pressure. The setting was quite noisy so ensure that you use a loud speaking voice and good gestures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a bit about yourself. Why do you want to work in the specific service line? How would you deal with a strict deadline?
Facile, solo conoscitivo. Chieste domande riguardo percorso di studi, motivazione per il ruolo e interessi futuri di carriera. Messa subito in chiaro la retribuzione e i vari benefit. Esperienza formativa
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 744 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PwC as a Intern according to 744 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 16%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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