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We are an employee-owned fi rm of over 2,500 people,

operating globally from offi ces across North America,

Europe, the Nordics, the Gulf and Asia Pacifi c.

We are experts in energy, fi nancial services, life sciences

and healthcare, manufacturing, government and public

services, defence and security, telecommunications,

transport and logistics.

Our deep industry knowledge together with skills in

management consulting, technology and innovation

allows us to challenge conventional thinking and

deliver exceptional results with lasting impact.

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Graduate career opportunities at PA Consulting Group

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR FIRM 2

THE WORK WE DO 4

OUR PEOPLE AND OUR WORK ENVIRONMENT 6

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAREER OPPORTUNITY 8

SEVEN REASONS TO JOIN PA 10

OUR SELECTION PROCESS 12

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HOW TO APPLYPlease visit paconsulting.com/careers and select campus recruitment. We hire Analysts twice a year joining February and September.

Application deadlines are in April and October. Read about our career events at: paconsulting.com/events/events-denmark.

Our requirements

• Master’s degree with an excellent academic record.

• Work experience in a relevant field is desirable but not essential.

• An ability to work well with others and present your ideas effectively.

• Drive and tenacity in order to achieve your goals.

Graduate training programme

As a graduate your first two weeks with PA will be an intensive residential training programme, where you will join new Analysts from other practices and offices around the world. This programme will equip you with an understanding of our culture and values, give you a grounding in consulting skills and the knowledge needed as an Analyst. The programme will also help you begin to develop the practical skills needed for working with clients on assignment. In addition, Analysts may also take advantage of technical courses applicable to their chosen business area.

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We believe PA is a place where people can learn, forge a long-term career, deal with significant business issues, reap the rewards of their work, and be proud of the valuesand ethics of our company.

PA’s selection process aims to assess candidates thoroughly andobjectively against the requiredskills and competencies for any role. During the process, you will also have the opportunity to meetmembers of the team and learnmore about PA. The interview process will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and ability through a range of selectionmethods. These will include:

• verbal and numericalaptitude testing

• assessment centre

• senior management competencybased interviews.

Diversity and inclusion

PA is committed to recruiting,promoting and remunerating its employees solely on the basisof their ability to contribute to PA’s objectives, without regard to their gender, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.

PA operates offices in many different countries and seeks to employ people with different ideas,styles and skill sets, each able tocontribute in unique ways. This diversity engenders a richer, morecreative environment – one in whichour people develop and clients areserved better. Diversity thereforemakes us a stronger company; it issomething we value and continue to enhance.

OUR SELECTION PROCESS

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We are focused on your success“PA is a different kind of consulting firm and we are looking for people with unique qualities who share our vision and values. Our focus is on developing exceptional people who can help our clients to anticipate, understand and meet the unique challenges they face.

We are looking for talented people who want to develop their skills and expertise in a culture based upon respect, collaboration and new ideas. We are passionate about providing you with the support and opportunities you need to achieve your career ambitions. In short, we are focused on your success.”

Alan Middleton CEO

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The employee’s view

Unrivalled opportunities for development“At PA there are relatively few graduates to experienced hires. This means that you have to develop quickly to meet the high expectations of both your team members and your clients. Thankfully you can rely on the extremely open environment and a great team of personable colleagues to help you along the way.”

Tim is a Consultant Analyst

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The employee’s view

We bring out the best in you“PA offers new graduates fantastic exposure. In my short career at PA I have already worked for multiple companies across different market sectors. PA has helped focus my development by allowing me to pursue roles I know I enjoy, such as requirements engineering, whilst providing ample opportunity to explore unfamiliar areas to identify new roles I could excel in.”

“The people I have worked with whilst at PA have all been experts in their field. They have been enthusiastic and shown a genuine interest in my career progression. I have been provided the guidance and training needed to drive my development.”

Joshua is an Analyst

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1. Breadth of work

We provide consultancy services spanning strategy, human resources, information technology, performance improvement, technology and innovation, and programme and project management to a wide range of industries. This means you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills working alongside experts from many disciplines on complex and challenging assignments.

2. Insight to implementation

We deliver unique industry insights and end-to-end solutions. We bring new ideas, and design and implement solutions to achieve lasting change. At PA, you’ll derive satisfaction from seeing projects right through to the finishing line – and beyond.

3. Independence

We are independent – we have no audit arm or exclusive alliances. This means you’ll have the freedom to ensure that the advice you give to clients, and the work you deliver, are based only on what is best for them.

4. Ownership and reward

PA is an employee-owned company, where we all think and act like owners – not just employees. Join PA and you will become a shareholder in the company. Stay with us and contribute to our success, and you will see the value of your shareholdings build over time.

5. A personalised career path

You will be given the opportunity to create a unique and personalised career path. Breadth of experience makes you a great consultant over time and our learning opportunities will stretch you.

6. Responsibility

Whatever level you join us at, you will enjoy a significant level of responsibility and the opportunity to deliver from day one.

7. Learning and development

You will receive ongoing training and development throughout your career, supported by your line manager and mentor. You will be continually encouraged to move forward, learn more and take on bigger challenges.

SEVEN REASONS to join PA

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We are a firm of over 2,000 people, specialising in management and IT consulting, technology and innovation. Working with us, you will have the chance to work with businesses and governments worldwide to find answers to the questions that are shaping their future.

We operate globally from offices across Europe and the Nordics, the United States, the Gulf and Asia Pacific and our expertise spans a wide range of sectors: automotive and consumer goods, defence and security, energy, financial services, government and public services, life sciences, telecommunications, transport and logistics.

Here in PA, we offer significant responsibility early on and put a premium on autonomy of career direction and development. There is rapid progression for high performers and a clear career path supported by excellent training and development.

Your role as a graduate Analyst will be diverse and involve supporting consultancy teams on projects. Typical activities can include gathering and manipulating information, presenting conclusions to the rest of the team, managing project plans, assessing risks and issues, and documenting client requirements. These are just a few of your roles; your duties will change continually to reflect the different needs of each client.

AN INTRODUCTIONto our firm

Our purpose statement underpins everything we do as a firm. As members of PA we live a set of six core values which guide how we behave with our clients and each other.

Our purpose

Delivering success for the leaders of today; developing the leaders of tomorrow.

Our six core values

• inspired by client value

• passionate about people

• achieving success through shared endeavours

• prizing our ethical approach

• seeking to excel

• creating commercial success

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We worked with Google to launch an award-winning game that allows musicians anywhere in the world to link up and play music together in real time. You could say it reinvents band practice.

At PA, our work is varied, providing you with extraordinary opportunities for personal development.

We deliver online banking systems, revolutionise energy markets, prepare companies for stock exchange launch, develop new crime-busting technology, transform manufacturing operations, streamline customer services, and support the delivery of multi-billion-dollar defence projects.

Each of our clients has unique needs, so the teams we assemble are unique too. At PA, you will work alongside experts from many practices, gaining new insights, skills and experience with each assignment.

In all this work, our focus is on delivering solutions that create visible and sustained value to our clients. At PA, we pride ourselves on our ability to get the job done, often troubleshooting on projects where clients or incumbent consultants have struggled to make headway.

THE WORK we do

For 70 years we have been working with organisations worldwide, challenging convention to create exceptional results with lasting impact. Here are three examples of our recent work.

The employee’s view

Feedback in PA is not only a downward process“PA is a company with a high ratio of senior to junior consultants. For me as a Consultant Analyst this implies that I from day one at PA have been working closely with senior consultants and partners on projects and internal activities, clearly contributing to the steepness of my learning curve. What has struck me the most about this way of working is that senior consultants and partners in PA are as eager to learn and receive input as I. When you join PA you will therefore experience that feedback is not only a downward process. Your input and work is taken seriously, and will form the basis for highly important decisions or activities.”

Aske is a Consultant Analyst

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PA is different from many other firmsbecause we offer significant responsibility early on and encourage you to develop yourcareer in the direction you want.

Progression is based on merit, not time served. There are clear career paths and rapid progression for high performers nomatter what level you join at, or where in the world you want to go. Here you will find outstanding development opportunities, which continue throughout your career, andwhich supports both your success and ourown success as a leading consultancy able to offer our clients the very best advisors.

We deliver training and development that will bring out the best in you and developyou as a leading expert in your field. We willalso ask you to be involved in training anddeveloping your peers.

Your performance

At PA, we believe discussing performance openly and honestly is critical to developingour people effectively and rewarding themfairly. Being clear about performanceexpectations and standards provides asolid platform for discussion and review. Throughout your career with PA you

will receive regular feedback on your performance to help you develop in your chosen area. Performance objectives are set annually and reviewed formally to serve as continuous guidance.

Career support

In our firm we strive to give a unique qualityof service to our clients. We recruit people who like to be given responsibility, scope totry new ideas and the opportunity to take on new and challenging problems.

We recognise the benefits of flexible working. We are committed to supporting those who wish to work flexibly wherever possible; this can include sabbaticals andpart-time working. These benefits are dependent upon the country in which you are joining.

The consulting lifestyle can be demanding. To help you succeed, we are committed to providing a supportive environment that enables you to develop and fulfil your potential. Our mentoring scheme helps deliver this commitment and you will be assigned a mentor and buddy when you join PA.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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PA in Denmark

When joining our office in Copenhagen as a new consultant you will quickly be involved in a variety of challenging projects. We offer you a kick-start to your career with a steep learning curve and numerous challenges. If you have the drive, ambition and talent, then we have the environment to make you one of the best management consultants of the future. We work for some of the largest Danish corporations and public institutions with a number of challenging projects within business design, it, strategy and transformation.

Our office is located just outside Copenhagen in beautiful surroundings and we employ around 200 people all with different backgrounds and experiences. We value diversity and see it as our advantage. Therefore, we are looking for candidates specialized in engineering, it, business and much more.

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We worked with the Danish air navigation services to implement a new air traffic management system that is needed to manage growing traffic in the skies above Denmark.

We supported the creation of the Prudential Regulation Authority, which is helping transform financial regulation in the UK. The need for this was demonstrated by the global financial crisis.

The employee’s view

We are ambitious“In PA, graduates are expected to act as a consultants from day one. This creates ambitious expectations to your development which contributes to a very sleep learning curve. However, your development is supported all the way, both through an ingrained company culture of colleagues always taking the time to answer questions and share experiences, and through extensive internal training opportunities.”

Line is a Consultant Analyst

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Our people make PA a great place to be. Everyone is part of an open, inclusive and collegiate environment where people matter, where knowledge and expertise are shared, and where we support each other through a network of professional support, from buddies, mentors, line managers and peers.

We are transparent. Our state-of-the-art management information systems help all of us understand how we are performing, where we are excelling, and where we need to do better. We share information about our successes and ambitions to keep our people informed and engaged.

Our reward philosophy

Our unique reward philosophy places PA apart from other consulting firms and is attractive to aspiring consultants and business support professionals who know they can perform among the world’s best.

Social responsibility

PA people interested in socially worthwhile causes can spend up to three days a year on giving back and volunteering initiatives, with 1% of our pre-tax profits committed to the scheme.

OUR PEOPLE and our work environment

“PA has proven to be a valuable asset in helping PHI clarify and articulate its vision of smart grid... The PA team has been a pleasure to work with and helped to bring out the best in our team.”MIKE MAXWELL

VP Asset Management Pepco Holdings Inc