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PwC interviews FAQs
Experienced Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Experienced Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 28 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 Experienced Associate according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 1%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PwC
Interview
4 interview: 1 screening, 1 case, 2 behavioral. The case study is fairly open-ended. You need to go in with a basic understanding of business concepts, but you won't be quizzed on anything. The 2 behavioral are casual conversations. They are mainly looking for logic/reasoning skills, communication, and confidence. The hardest thing is getting an interview. I was lucky to have an employee referral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a recent business transaction in the news.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2019
Interview
Two rounds of online interviews: one with manager and one with partner. Overall, very easy process with multiple time slots to choose from. Not much behavior questions for entry level job.
4 rounds for lateral hires. The candidate must be well versed in the domain they are applying for as question will be pertaining to those. The interview should be okay if you are prepared
The interview process as a whole was conversational in nature and did not touch on any technical areas. Significant prior knowledge or experiences were not the priority. Not difficult overall.