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02 / Hiring process
Five stages, and one of them decides it
5 stages from application to offer. Game based online assessment is reported to be the one that decides it.
5stages
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Online application resume and two office preferences
An online application where candidates select their preferred office locations alongside a resume, reported to be followed within hours by an emailed assessment.
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Game based online assessment 3 day window, no interviewer
A series of game based exercises reported to measure numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, logical thinking and behavioural preferences, completed within a three day window after being sent.
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Video interview fit and workplace case studies
A recorded video round reported to combine standard behavioural questions with short workplace case style prompts, screened before any live case round.
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Case round (Super Day) 3 to 4 sessions, one full day
Reported to run as a single full day event with three to four separate forty five minute sessions, mixing an individual case, a group case observed by interviewers, and in some lines of service a written case.
05
Partner or director interview informal, then a decision within two weeks
A shorter, more conversational round with a partner or senior manager from the specific line of service applied to, reported to be less structured than the case round but still factored into the final call, with a decision reported within roughly two weeks of passing it.
Ask before the interview: what will this round cover, who will I meet, and is there anything I should prepare?The question almost nobody asks
03 / Question library
Interview question practice library
The online assessment, the case round and the five values apply across every line of service, so the core set below covers that ground. Each line of service then adds the technical depth specific to it.
60questions
Asked in every interviewAsked in every PwC interview
01 Why PwC, and why this line of service specifically? Motivation Open guide
Find your angle. Screens for a candidate who picked PwC over the other three firms for a reason beyond brand recognition.
Build your answer
- Name the specific line of service. Not just 'PwC', the actual practice you applied to.
- Tie it to something you've actually done. A project, a course, a prior role that points at this practice.
- Say what you want out of the next few years there. Concrete, not a general career statement.
Bring the evidence
One fact about the line of service you applied to that most applicants to PwC in general would not know.
What weakens it
PwC is one of the Big Four and has a great reputation and strong training program.
Likely follow upAre you interviewing at the other three firms too, and how do you compare them?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.02 Walk me through how you approach a timed reasoning test when you're running out of time. Assessment Open guide
Find your angle. The game based online assessment is reported to run under a hard clock; this checks whether a candidate has an actual strategy for that pressure.
Build your answer
- Describe your triage method. How you decide what to skip versus what to fight through.
- Give a concrete past instance. A specific timed test or exam where this mattered.
- Say what you'd do differently under a game format. Since these are game based, not standard multiple choice.
Bring the evidence
A specific timed test or exercise where you had to make a real tradeoff between speed and accuracy.
What weakens it
I just try to answer every question as fast as I can.
Likely follow upWhat do you do when a question format is one you've genuinely never seen before?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.03 Tell me about a time you had to make a good impression without any real time to prepare. Video interview Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.04 How do you start a case when the prompt gives you almost nothing to go on? Case approach Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.05 Describe a time you had to make a contribution stand out in a group task without talking over anyone. Group case Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.06 Tell me about a time you had to turn a rough analysis into something a client or reader could act on immediately. Written case Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.07 What would you want a partner to ask you that a recruiter never would? Partner interview Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.08 Tell me about a time speaking up about something wrong was genuinely difficult. Integrity Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.09 Describe a time your specific action changed a real outcome, not just your own task list. Impact Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.10 Tell me about a time you understood what someone else actually needed before they said it plainly. Care Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.11 Describe a time you built a working relationship across a real organisational boundary to get something done. Work Together Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.12 Tell me about a time you changed your approach quickly when the situation around you shifted. Innovation Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.13 What is something about how you work that a partner would find out about you in the first month, not the interview? Weakness Locked
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6 questions
The questions this role actually gets asked
The core set above is asked whatever you applied for. These 6 are specific to Internal Firm Services, and they are usually what the decision turns on.
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Less than the cost of one lunch, for a great deal more confidence.- Unlimited tailored interview preparation
- A massive database of actual questions and answer guides
Role specific
Pick your role and the list narrows to what that role tends to get asked.
A guide for every answer
What the question is testing, three steps to build your answer, and the evidence to bring.
Prepared, not guessing
You walk in knowing the shape of the round and which of your own stories fits it.
04 / In the news
Worth mentioning in the room
The strongest answer to why this company is something that happened last month.
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What happened at this employer this month
Stories screened from everything published about this employer, chosen because they can be used in the room rather than because they are recent.
- Each one carries a line on how to use it in the answer
- Crime, recalls, litigation and share price moves are excluded outright
- Refreshed daily, so it is different the week of your interview
05 / The five values
What is actually being scored
PwC publishes five global values in this exact language. Bring one real story for each rather than a general answer about wanting to work at a Big Four firm.
5stories
Act with Integrity
A time you spoke up about something you believed was wrong even though it was easier to stay quiet.
Make a Difference
A time your specific action changed a real outcome for a client, colleague or your community, not just your own task list.
Care
A time you took the effort to understand what actually mattered to someone else before deciding how to help them.
Work Together
A time you built a working relationship across a real boundary, a team, a department or an organisation, to get something done.
Reimagine the Possible
A time you changed your approach quickly when the situation around you shifted, rather than sticking with the original plan.
06 / Before you apply
Where candidates lose it
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Where candidates lose this before anyone meets them
The part of the process that eliminates most people is not the interview. It is what happens around it, and almost none of it is written down anywhere.
- The assessment answers that read as dishonest rather than confident
- What the availability question is really deciding
- The application detail that cannot be edited once submitted
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