I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PwC in Jun 2014
Interview
The first stage was a group interview with the HR, they asked some ice breakers and after that a case study to see how the applicants get along with each other. There was not a correct answer for the case study, so it was only a brainstorming session and seeing how they cope with a problem and how they communicate with one another. The second stage was with a senior manager, asked my experience about the job and the industry, basic questions actually, 3 different market size calculations just to see how I think, they were quite easy any person can do it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the market size of Christmas trees in Turkey?
Applied online for the Real Estate Advisory Associate role in Toronto. Heard back within a couple of weeks with an invitation for an initial recruiter screen. The call was short — about five minutes — mostly confirming my background, interest in real estate advisory, and availability. The recruiter outlined the rest of the process: a round with the hiring manager, then an in-person case study (about an hour), and a final more informal conversation with leadership. Straightforward and well-communicated throughout.
Made it to a case round where they asked fairly basic questions about a business case and what I would do with new data. Pretty standard for consulting interviews, nothing unexpected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given this new data for the business case we gave you, how would you update your recommendations?
Online test and then in person interview. The online tests were faily standard. Interview process followed why pwc and why the role etc . They then asked if I wanted to ask them anything and I could tell that they were interested to see if I'd researched the role and company and had applicable questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why audit and why PwC?
How do you cope with trikcy situations? Clients aren't always easy
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 776 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 Associate according to 776 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 2%
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