I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PwC (New York, NY) in Jun 2016
Interview
A friend submitted my resume internally and I was contacted by the recruiter about two weeks later. The first interview consisted of a 45-min phone conversation with a manager. He asked how I heard about PwC, why I am looking for a new job, what kind of projects I am interested in, and told me to give a 3-min speech describing a problem, methodology, and proposed deliverables for audience who just want a high-level overview vs. those who are detail-oriented. It's important to stay calm and have a good sense of humor throughout. The recruiter scheduled me for the second phone interview with a partner about two days later. We basically walked through my resume in detail and discussed why I am interested in advisory. Right after that, the recruiter invited me to the last in-person interview. I received some case materials on Wednesday night before the interview on Friday. It's important to read the case thoroughly so you are prepared for any curve ball they might throw at you. When I arrived at the office, I was assigned to a room and given a laptop and 45 min to prepare for a 5-10 min PowerPoint proposal presentation based on the materials I received prior. I was able to build ~5 slides and presented them to one of the interviewers. In total, I was interviewed by two directors, a partner, and a manager, each for about 45 min. Be prepared to answer questions related to your resume and also come up with enough questions to ask the interviewers. I received a verbal offer from the recruiter the following Monday and the official letter about a month later. Overall it was a great experience and the recruiter was really friendly and helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give a 3-min speech (problem, methodology, and proposed deliverables)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Washington, DC) in Jun 2016
Interview
The interview process from beginning to end was very well structured. The recruiter who contacted me was very responsive, answered all of my questions from beginning to end. The process from the first email to the offer took 30 days. I interviewed with a manager, a managing director, and a director. All three took place the same day back to back in what they called a "super day".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All interview questions focused around the PwC five pillars, my experience, and other hypotheticals. Specifically, on if Ï had ever provided critique o a team member and what that experience was"; "Why I wanted to work in consulting", why I wanted to work for PwC; "had I ever had to provide advice to senior management and what the result was"
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PwC (McLean, VA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Was flown to DC. Met with Director, 2 managers and partner. Not everyone was prepared. Seemed ad hoc and unstructured. After getting an offer, it took the firm 3 months to finalize a start date. Continued to interview elsewhere as nothing seemed certain.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think corporate sustainability trends will look like in 10 years?