PwC Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Applied for a position under their graduate recruitment program (Sydney). Online application form starts off the recruitment process, followed by an invitation to an invite-only pre-interview networking event. A phone interview follows that, the one I received was conducting by a HR person who asked questions relevant to the position but seemed unqualified to have a intelligent discussion. An example was when the HR person asked for my opinions on a recent business/financial news event. She was unfamiliar with the topic herself and was frantically trying to scribble notes down instead of engaging in a two-way conversation. Finally, the HR person admitted that she was mainly trying to decide what role would suit me rather than respecting my ability to decide if I had the skills and qualifications to be competent in a role. The company took 2 weeks to get back with rejection email, offering to provide feedback via a telephone callback. After scheduling a time with their automated system, I was surprised that the call never came at all. Very unprofessional conduct for a prestigious firm.

Interview Details Phone Interview Stage

Interview Details Telephone interview

Interview Details For the intern position I only made it as far as the telephone interview, which was pretty rigorous. Asked standard motivation/behavioural questions, such as why PwC, why I chose the service line I applied for, tell me about a time you had to use communication/teamwork to achieve an outcome.

After the telephone interview, I was told the next interview would be at their office with a panel of 2, a HR officer and an employee of the service line I applied for.

Interview Details Completed the initial online application form, then proceeded to the next step of the online assessment, which was a verbal and numerical assessment. I found that the biggest difficulty with these was the time constraint, so be sure to do the practice Q's. Then received a phone interview, which I did two days ago. Initial questions were things such as why PwC and why assurance. Was then asked some competency questions about working in a team, if my approach conflicted with others. Finally was asked about how I keep up to date with business news, and was asked about something that I found interesting accordingly. Also, had a few questions regarding extra-curricular activities and how I manage these with my studies.

Still waiting for a response (hence no offer as of yet)

Interview Details Biased and subjective

Interview Details Very straightforward and typical process. PwC is the largest transactional consulting house in AU, so there is a large focus on overall polish and intellectual horsepower.

Interview Details Normal graduate program application process. Online application, followed by phone interview. Next is assessment centre in Sydney office. Consisted of case study, group task, interview with director/partner and manager, and then skills task verification. Offer on same day if good enough.

Questions included normal behavioural, Director then asked me about the future direction of PwC and how I would grow it. Not sure if normal for interviews though.

Interview Details Consisted of a written task and role play, presentations by senior management, a 1:2 interview and numerical test. Make sure you are on point throughout the process and not just during the interview and written/role play as I have a feeling that the staff on hand judge you during the whole process.