bsdmr2 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Does anyone work, or have worked, for PWC? Or has anyone had any interview/assessment experience with them? I've got my 1st interview coming up with them on the 18th Dec, it's for their graduate scheme and i am applying for Assurance (Audit) in the East Midlands. Just looking for some tips/help/inside knowledge so i can make the best impression and hopefully progress further through the application process! Any tips would be great! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruggs Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi mate, I work the above company. I'm a senior associate with them. I'll drop you a pm with some info on do's and dont's. I'll give you my mobile as well if you fancy a chat about it. Cheers G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Worked for EY mate much better than PWC...he he only joking! Just be confident and be yourself, find some working examples of things you have done in your previous employment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi mate, I work the above company. I'm a senior associate with them. I'll drop you a pm with some info on do's and dont's. I'll give you my mobile as well if you fancy a chat about it. Cheers G that means you'll be on a bloody good salary as well mate judging by the amount Graeme here spends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruggs Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Huh cheek!!! EY better than PwC - never!!! You obviously dont read your CA magazine anymore which shows PwC to be the number 1 ranked firm in the world over most categories. Still hate working for them though - they get their pound of flesh out of you and then some! Supra-Man - me spend money??? Moi?? I mean you think it'd be the biggest cheap skate ever not only am i an accountant but i'm scottish!! Just be confident in the interview without being arrogant. There are a number of key questions that they focus on during the 1st interview process. Ones such as what have you done to further your career in accounting. Try to have a good answer to why you want to work there...and money aint the correct answer! Another big one is examples of team work and leadership. PwC are very keen on their ideology just now of Connectedthinking ..which is supposed to be everyone working for the good of the company..blah blah..basically work harder to put even more money in the partners' wallets. But i'd have good answers to those types of questions. Additionally, have some questions ready yourself. Maybe things like - what oppurtuity is there to work on a variety of clients from owner managed to listed? Or...What has been the actual impact to PwC of the Enron and Sarbox legislation? something like that. just think about some questions..maybe read the last few CA magazines to get some or the financial times. You have things like the trends of large UK companies being sold off to foreign investors such as Scottish POwer. Think thats the 460th one this year. Maybe consider things like this if you get through to the partner interview Cheers G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsdmr2 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 Cheers for the help mate! The Enron and Sarbox question is a great idea, have just been doing that in our Advanced Financial Accounting module, so have a basic idea of what is going on. I was thinking of challenging them on that anyway, ie: ask whether they thought that Enron blatantly broke the accounting regulations and purposefully 'managed' their accounts without regard to regulations, or wether they stuck to the basic reporting principles but implemented them in a way that they were never intended to be; pushed the boundaries beyond the norm. This argument is something we have been covering heavily at uni. It should throw up a decent converstation anyway, but i'm only going to ask if the opportunity arises! Am planning to do some major research/swatting up on the current issues from the FT, also going to check out the pod-casts from the PWC website, and also try and find some more rare points to pick up on and ask about. With regards to team work and such questions, i should be ok with those as i worked as part of a management accounting team last year in my 1yr industrial placement, so will be able to draw on that experience. Cheers for the help anyway, will be applying to EY, KPMG, Deloitte, Kroll etc, but obviosuly PWC is first choice! Hopefully it will go ok, all good experience what ever the outcome! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruggs Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 i'll have a scout through our intranet tommorow and dig up some info for you. I can send you things like the financial results which also has info on leading customers etc. I'll dig things up and feel free to drop me a message if you have any questions. Oh.....and quote my name if you want!! I get a nice referral bonus if your sucessful!! 50/50 Cheers G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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