Is it hard to get hired as a Trainee Accountant at PwC?

Trainee Accountant 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 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Trainee Accountant at PwC?

Candidates applying for Trainee Accountant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 28 days.

Where can I find PwC interview experiences by job title?

Senior Associate (10029) ; Associate (9525) ; Manager (4911) ; Consultant (2721) ; Audit Associate (2657) ; Senior Consultant (2558) ; Intern (2490) ; Senior Manager (2192) ; Assurance Associate (1407) ; Audit Senior Associate (1367) ; Tax Associate (1364) ; Director (1219) ; Auditor (1112) ; Internship (1094) ; Analyst (842)

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Trainee Accountant Interview

Aug 18, 2020

Anonymous employee

Johannesburg

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Trainee Accountant Interview

Jun 23, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Belfast, Northern Ireland

No offer

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PwC interviews FAQs

Trainee Accountant 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 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trainee Accountant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Trainee Accountant according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Other: 8%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Senior Associate(10029) ;
Associate(9525) ;
Manager(4911) ;
Consultant(2721) ;
Audit Associate(2657) ;
Senior Consultant(2558) ;
Intern(2490) ;
Senior Manager

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2K jobs in United States

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PwC interviews FAQs

Trainee Accountant 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 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trainee Accountant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Trainee Accountant according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Other: 8%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Senior Associate(10029) ;
Associate(9525) ;
Manager(4911) ;
Consultant(2721) ;
Audit Associate(2657) ;
Senior Consultant(2558) ;
Intern(2490) ;
Senior Manager

(2192) ;

Assurance Associate(1407) ;

Audit Senior Associate(1367) ;

Tax Associate(1364) ;

Director(1219) ;

Auditor(1112) ;

Internship(1094) ;

Analyst(842) .

Trainee Accountant Interview

Aug 18, 2020

Anonymous employee

Johannesburg

Other Trainee Accountant Interview Reviews for PwC

Trainee Accountant Interview

Jun 23, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Belfast, Northern Ireland

No offer

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PwC (Johannesburg) in Aug 2020

Interview

Telephonic interview, took about 1 hour, very friendly and professional interviewer. Lots of competency based questions. Make sure you know whats going on in the news with current affairs. Prepare well for competency based questions and make sure you have lots of scenarios to reference using the STAR method.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about a time when you had to pay close attention to detail.

1 Answer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PwC (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Interview

Online pre recorded found very hard to express , questions also very confusing as to how they wanted answered. Overall wouldnt reccomend as interview process too difficult. Seem like a great company to work for though

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

When have you faced difficulty working in a team

Answer question

Trainee Accountant Interview

Feb 18, 2023

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PwC in Jan 2023

Interview

The interview process is not long. They called me and asked me too book a session of the interview. Days were scattered in 3 weeks. I booked and had my interview. Which was about 30 minutes and they said there were no further interviews after that.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

They asked about myself, my career goals etc.

Answer question

Trainee Accountant Interview

Dec 19, 2023

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PwC in Jan 2023

Interview

The interview was actually not as scary as I thought it would be. My best advice would be, no matter how scared you are just be yourself, they will appreciate that.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe yourself ?(don't ramble, be prepared to answer this in the shortest way possible) How do you like your coffee? (I think this was an icebreaker because they could see how nervous I was)

Answer question

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