Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PwC as a Associate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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1) Mathematics online test 2) three different business case interviews, all around market sizing question, addressable market, target growth opportunities, cost reduction strategies, and different business oriented questions around target business problem for one specific company
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Market sizing question, addressable market, target growth opportunities, cost reduction strategies, and different business oriented questions around target business problem for one specific company
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PwC in Jan 2016
Interview
As i was a fresh grad, i was not asked to many technical questions. Questions are very application based and can be easily answered when logic is applied adequately. HR questions are also easily answerable.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Tokio) in Dec 2017
Interview
gone through 6 rounds of interviews, 1 hour each with 30 mins fit and 30 mins consulting case interview. Business cases are relatively shortened version compared to that of McKinsey or other strategy firms. (e.g. simple market sizing and logic establishing)
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Fit questions: why moving from former employer, what's your future career path
Case interviews: how to solve stagnant revenue growth of broadcasting company, market size guessing, between x company and y company, who is going to win?