Audit Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audit Associate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PwC as a Audit Associate according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Personality test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2017
Interview
There are 4 stages to the interview process:
1) Online application - resume and transcript
2) 3 online assessments - inductive reasoning, numeric and work behavioural questions
3) Video Interview - about 15 minutes long
4) Face-to-face Interview - booked for an hour just so you don't feel rushed but usually can be completed in 30 minutes depending on interviewer (mine took about 50 minutes)
You first get invited to take the assessments. In real-time, you will get told if you're on to the next round or not. If you more on, you complete the video interview; they review your video and choose whether you will move forward. If you move forward, you will get the face-to-face which is the final stage.
The total process took about 2 weeks. It took me 3 days to receive my offer from the date of the face-to-face interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at PwC (London, England)
Interview
Immediately after submitting your application you will be invited to the first stage, an online assessment involving maths and logic problems, similar to other companies.
About a month later I was notified of the second stage, an online virtual assessment centre. The VAC lasted about 4 hrs and has three parts: a group interview where we discuss a fictional consulting problem, an individual task writing a report based on given information, and a one-to-one interview that mainly focuses on your experience in the group session, along with some motivational/behavioural questions.
The third stage is a one-to-one in-person partner interview. Before your interview they’ll invite you to a coaching call where they tell you some things that may come up and how to prepare. They’ll also give you some idea about how you did in the VAC and what you can improve. At the actual interview, the style really depends on your interviewer and it felt more like a coffee chat. Although my advice is to study some PwC values and your own motivation beforehand. The interview was nice and I was notified about my result in only about 3 weeks.
lot of stages of interview. i need to take a test. then go through the first stage of interview. then 2nd interview is quite tough as they the questions are more very high thinking level which i am underprepared. but it was a great experience.
The process was well-structured and professional overall. It included behavioral questions, discussions about audit/accounting concepts, and questions focused on teamwork and problem-solving. Interviewers were friendly and made the conversation comfortable. The process was moderately challenging but fair, with clear communication throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach identifying risks or material misstatements during an audit engagement?