Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PwC as a Associate according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Personality test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Drug test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (New York, NY) in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview for this position is lengthy and designed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of your qualifications and capabilities in performing the job responsibilities. The process involves in-depth technical assessments, allowing the interviewers to understand your skill set, problem-solving approach, and your ability to handle real-world scenarios related to the position.
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The interview will cover various technical aspects relevant to the role, such as analyzing specific problems, discussing methodologies, or even solving case studies. You may be presented with hypothetical challenges or asked to provide solutions to real-life problems you might face in the role. This assesses not only your technical skills but also your creativity, adaptability, and ability to think under pressure.
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.
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Why audit and why PwC?
How do you cope with trikcy situations? Clients aren't always easy
My interview process was a total of 3 rounds. The first and last round was mostly behavioral questions, and the 2nd round had some casing aspects / scenario based prompts.
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They asked me to speak towards my leadership initiative and also gave me a case question that had some targeted follow-up questions.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at PwC
Interview
There were two rounds:
1. Manager round: He asked basic questions on past profile and checked my understanding
2. Director round: He checked basic concepts on the business understanding. There was a small case to be solved
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One thing you would take care of while designing systems