Audit Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PwC with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audit Associate roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PwC overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PwC as a Audit Associate according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Personality test: 24%
Skills test: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Phone interview: 9%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Group panel interview: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
1. Online Assessments (numerical reasoning, logical reasoning, workplace behavioral)
2. Video Interview (pre-recorded video interview)
3. In Person Interview at their office
Do the practice tests a few times before attempting the actual tests, it'll help with getting familiar with the format and content of the tests. I personally found the pre-recorded video interview the hardest as it really puts you on the spot. As long as you have a couple of good examples prepared to address some of the most common behavioral questions, you should be fine! Good luck
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Audit? How does it align with your career aspirations?
What are you passionate about? How can you bring that to the team?
How do you handle a challenge/difficult situation?
Prep for behavioral questions and use the STAR method to answer, using relevant past experiences as examples.
Read about their Core Values, and their Professional Framework to get an idea of what they are looking for.
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?