I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (New York, NY) in Oct 2011
Interview
Met a local recruiter at a Meet the Firms event on campus and was invited to interview the next day but had a conflict. She agreed to do a phone interview with me instead. The interview was very casual and easy-going. Asked a lot about my community service work because I'm very passionate about it. It lasted about 20 minutes. She then referred me to the NYC office because that was the one I expressed interested in working at. Within 2 days I received an email from a recruiter there inviting me to an office visit during one of their recruiting Super Days. They flew me out the following week. The office visit lasted from about 8:30am-2:00pm. It included an info session about the particular market the NYC office is in as well as overall firm info for the ~30 students that had been invited. There was a panel session with several partners and managers and then three individual 30 minute one-on-on interviews--mine were with a partner, a manager, and an HR manager. They all were very friendly and nice, really put me at ease as this was my first time going through the interview process. They asked a lot of questions about why I was applying so early (I was applying for an internship position over a year in advance because I was going to be studying abroad) and why I wanted to work for PwC and specifically audit. They asked about working in teams and how I made it work when there were people not doing their fair share of work--very standard, behavioral type questions that I was expecting. Afterwards, they took us to lunch as a big group. Everyone else at the Super Day was interviewing for internships for the following summer or for full-time positions so I felt a little out of place but it turned out well for me. When I spoke to the others at the end of the day several said that they were asked more difficult questions and asked to justify their "low" GPA but I did not experience anything like that.
Even though I was interviewing so early for my position, the recruiters told me that I would hear their decision within 2 weeks. I received a call the next day notifying me that they were extending an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when your personal ethics were challenged and how you dealt with it.
Straightforward process overall - this followed the milkround process used by all big 4 accounting firms as they are aware candidates will be applying for multiple firms. Quick turnaround on providing the offer and good communication throughout.
I applied through university. I interviewed at PwC (Kuala Lumpur)
Interview
It was part of a campus recruitment drive at my university where I participated in a group interview session for internship selection. During the process, I had the opportunity to interact with other candidates, demonstrate my communication and teamwork skills, and experience how companies assess potential interns in a more dynamic and collaborative setting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle stress from unexpected setbacks or changes?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Singapore) in Dec 2025
Interview
They asked me questions on my experience in school and why I would like this job specifically and my understanding of the industry. Gave their set of expectations and answered my questions about the company.