I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Pittsburgh, PA) in Sep 2011
Interview
First, PwC held a pre-interview reception the night before they interviewed students on campus. This gives students an opportunity to meet staff and network. This is a very important part of the process because this is your first impression in person. This gives the staff an opportunity to first observe students in a social setting and see whether they can get along with these students.
Next, the on-campus interview is the second opportunity for the staff interviewing the student to determine whether they would get along. The staff will be working closely with the student while the student is interning and probably once a job offer is extended at the end of the internship. It's very important that everyone can get along during busy season. During the interview, there usually aren't any typical interview questions asked. The interviewer may pick out one interesting section of your resume and ask you about it, but the conversation can go anywhere from there. Before you know it, the 20 minutes is up. If this happens, it's a good sign.
Next, students attend an in-office interview. This is a day long process where you are assigned an Associate "buddy" who leads you around the office to show it off to you. This is typically PwC's chance to court the student. The student is interviewed twice, and then participates in networking activities with other students being interviewed.
Finally, the call back!
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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