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The opportunity of a lifetime

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Graduate and undergraduate career opportunities 2017

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Students voted us the number one Graduate Employer in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last 13 years.

We’re the UK’s Graduate Employer of Choice for Consulting according to The Times.

We’re the UK’s Graduate Employer of Choice for Accounting according to The Times.

We’re a top 10 leading employer for IT according to The Times Top 100 IT Employer of Choice.

We’ve been named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the last six years in a row.

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We like to give our people lots of visibility and exposure to the best opportunities. That’s why everyone you see in this brochure works with us.

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I joined PwC as a graduate. I know from my own experience that by being yourself, and bringing your passion, commitment and flexibility to all that you do, you’ll develop a rewarding and fulfilling career with us. I’m committed to ensuring our people have the opportunities they need to unlock their potential, to play to their strengths and to be themselves, so I hope you’ll consider starting your career with us.

Kevin EllisChairman and Senior Partner, PwC UK LLP

Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us. Opportunities for you to grow as an individual, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality and value mean everything. And we’re proud, based on the opportunity we offer, that students have voted us the number one Graduate Employer in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last 13 years.

Smart, courageous people who are able to forge strong relationships make us the best at what we do: measuring, protecting and enhancing what matters most to our clients. And although the work we do will vary, the way we work will not. We make sure all our people are prepared for the challenges of the future through our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional.

We aspire to be an organisation driven by a clear purpose, where each of our people is passionate about helping to build trust in society and solve complex problems. We want to recruit people who share these values and bring them to life in the way they approach the relationships they build, the decisions they make, and the work that they do. It’s this passion for making a difference, to our clients and to each other, that we believe makes us an inspiring backdrop for your career.

We’ll be transparent about our impact on the environment and we’ll show you how PwC is about people as much as it is about numbers. Be part of something special and find out how your drive and initiative could open up new opportunities for you and our clients.

Join PwC. Take the opportunity of a lifetime.

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The opportunity open to you

Marisa

Your applicationFind out what we’re looking for, how to apply and which offices you could work in

Your rewardsDiscover what you can look forward to

Work experience opportunitiesGet a feel for working with us before you graduate

Our graduate opportunitiesDecide where in our business you could make your mark

Get to know usHear from some of our people and learn more about what we do


The opportunity to make the right choice

Ndiwe

Our graduate opportunities

We tackle a wide range of business issues and complex commercial challenges. And our ideas boost the performance of all sorts of organisations. So it’s not surprising that we offer a huge variety of career paths.

Over the next few pages you can start to explore the possibilities.

And as there are so many, you’re bound to discover something that fits you perfectly.

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Actuarial

Jack

Actuaries work with uncertainty. Join us and you’ll help clients analyse how future events – anything from a corporate take-over to a major natural disaster – could affect them. You might be calculating the impact of changing demographics or legislation on pension schemes; the effects that changes in financial markets have on different organisations; or how likely a business is to be hit by an earthquake.

You’ll learn how to use complex financial and statistical theories to weigh up the risks and estimate the odds of what might happen. Just as important, you’ll develop a flair for presenting your findings in simple, easy-to-understand language. What’s more, early client exposure will broaden your experience. There are two business areas you can choose from – both among the leading actuarial practices in the UK.

In Actuarial Services you’ll work with clients from the insurance industry (both life and general insurance), but also from outside the insurance industry where you’ll work with clients from the banking sector (retail and investment), the healthcare sector, the public sector, as well as corporate clients from the non-financial services sector like energy and utility providers. Your advice could cover solvency, reserving, economic capital, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring and de-risking, financial modelling, underwriting, new legislation, the viability of new products and the efficiency of claims or reporting processes.

In People and Organisation you’ll work in either our Pensions team or Reward and Employment team.

In Pensions, you’ll work with a wide variety of companies, from large multinationals to private listed businesses. Using our market-leading pensions analytics tool, you’ll be part of the team advising them on how to best achieve their objectives in relation to their pension or benefit schemes. You’ll consult on how clients should manage both liability and asset risks within their pension plans, negotiate with trustees on how to fund schemes, design plans to help employees save for retirement and advise on potential mergers or acquisitions.

In Reward and Employment, you’ll help companies incentivise their most senior employees. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll use broad consulting skills underpinned by financial modelling techniques to develop reward structures that support business strategy and are acceptable to shareholders and employees alike.

Our graduate opportunitiesActuarial

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-actuarial


Assurance

Kiran

Our purpose is to build trust in society. In an ever changing world, there is an increasing focus on the total contribution from businesses to their customers, people, suppliers, community and the wider economy. We provide decision makers with information they can trust and give investors confidence.

In Assurance, we get right to the heart of business. With a continued demand for better corporate governance, accountability and transparency, we work with organisations to identify and manage their risks to best position them for the future.

Assurance is so much more than numbers. From assessing the sustainability of a supply chain, to the carbon footprint of a business, to compliance with their own internal governance policies, we help our clients to better understand their organisations’ culture and performance to help to achieve their true potential.

Our role impacts everyone’s lives and it’s work that really matters. In this constantly evolving environment, Assurance offers you a diverse career working with a wide range of businesses and industries. This variety provides the opportunity to develop a broad range of effective business skills and enables our people to excel across the breadth of work Assurance offers.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join our profession.

For you, joining our graduate programme means:

� A fascinating and challenging career

� Chartered Accountant qualification (depending on which area you join)

� Variety and breadth

� Being part of an inclusive culture

� Working hard – on client sites as well as in our offices.

You could find yourself involved in:

External Audit – you’ll provide market-leading services to an unrivalled range of clients.

Risk Assurance – you’ll test, review and recommend controls to strengthen and protect every aspect of our clients’ businesses.

Technology in Assurance – you’ll be helping clients create a business strategy fit for the digital age, navigate cyber threats and realise the benefits of effective data management.

Government and Public Sector – you’ll focus on public sector clients, helping to make sure they’re spending taxpayers’ money wisely.

Our graduate opportunitiesAssurance

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-assurance


Consulting

Helena

Our graduate opportunitiesConsulting

You’ll get to work closely with the best in industry, finance and government in the UK and abroad, bringing fresh insights and motivation to the problems they face. Our clients might want us to help them enter new markets; address the challenges created by organisational change; or draw up a sustainability strategy that aligns their commercial objectives with broader environmental and social concerns.

You can choose to start in Management Consulting, where you’ll build core skills on a 21-month market-leading programme. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about what we do across our different consulting business areas and work with clients to drive innovation and growth, manage costs and operate effectively. This will help you decide where you might specialise within Consulting.

Or if you’d rather specialise straight away and have the necessary pre-requisites you can join one of four Consulting practices:

In Economics Consulting you’ll advise high-profile, senior-level clients in the public and private sectors, providing key insights and evidence to help inform their business and shape their organisations. Our work addresses the most complex business and policy issues facing our clients: navigating competition and state aid investigations and commercial disputes; shaping efficient and competitive markets; and framing and delivering big investments.

Strategy& is PwC’s Strategy Consulting practice. You’ll work on challenging and varied assignments – from helping a company identify attractive new markets, advising a private equity client on game-changing investments, to helping industry leaders solve their toughest corporate and mergers and acquisitions challenges.

In Sustainability and Climate Change Consulting you’ll help clients embed consideration of sustainability matters in their strategies and throughout their organisations; while helping them to make the most of the opportunities for innovation and growth, created by a world economy that’s becoming greener. Our work with international aid agencies also seeks to resolve some of the most pressing issues for the developing world including tackling climate change and poverty reduction.

In Technology Consulting you’ll work across all industry sectors, delivering projects from strategy through to implementation. Technology is at the heart of business and is often a key driver and enabler of change. We work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. By joining us you’ll help build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, working with leading technologies such as Google for Work, Oracle, Blockchain, SAP and MS Dynamics.

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-consulting pwc.com/uk/careers/strategyand


Deals

Chelsea

Help put together major mergers and acquisitions and resolve business crises. You could work on anything from international take-over bids to economic crime investigations and cases of insolvency.

Corporate Finance offers a full range of financial advisory services, from acquisitions and disposals for corporate and private equity clients, to advice on infrastructure, energy and public sector projects. We operate across all industry sectors and your clients could range from corporates and private equity houses, to major government departments and private sector contractors and developers.

Or you could join one of the following areas through a shared scheme with Assurance:

Our Business Recovery Services practice is one of the UK’s largest. Here you’ll advise under-performing UK and European companies on restructuring, refinancing, accelerated mergers and acquisitions and insolvency – finding the best way forward for the business and its stakeholders.

In Forensic Services we help our clients to investigate, analyse and pre-empt a wide range of business risks and issues. These include major public enquiries, rogue trader or bribery allegations, and commercial and transactional disputes across all industry sectors. You could be involved in any one, or all of these types of engagements.

Transaction Services supports private equity firms, investment funds and corporate clients through mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Advising throughout the life of the deal, you’ll see both the buy and sell side of the work, develop specialist sector understanding and build key skills in financial due diligence.

Valuations are a diverse and collaborative team who work alongside clients to support them in making key commercial and strategic valuation decisions on business deals or restructuring, disputes, tax regulation and financial reporting. Valuing a business involves a blend of technical and industry knowledge, commercial and market insight and an inquisitive mind.

Our graduate opportunitiesDeals

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-deals pwc.com/uk/careers/shared-schemes


Tax

Alex

The tax landscape is constantly changing. Your knowledge will help high-profile organisations, entrepreneurs and family businesses understand complex rules and make informed decisions with significant impacts. You’ll also help governments ensure the efficient operation of tax systems and use your insight to solve long-term problems.

Over 3,000 tax experts work in some 20 key areas and you’ll be part of a business that’s proactively engaging in the tax policy debate and focused on leading views and new ideas. Our people need to be flexible and ready to build strong relationships, networks and leadership skills. Our expertise covers every conceivable area of taxation.

In Corporate Tax you’ll help clients – from the largest organisations to budding entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals – manage their tax risk, understand their obligations and comply with complex legislation. You’ll tackle a broad range of work that includes multinational advisory projects, tax compliance and researching business issues that affect clients’ tax affairs.

In People and Organisation you’ll help some of the leading UK and international employers make the most of their biggest asset – their people. It’s such a diverse area, you could work on projects helping clients define their HR strategy, through to advising clients on how to improve the effectiveness of their workforce, helping their senior executives understand their

global personal tax obligations, or implementing cutting-edge technology in the HR space.

In Indirect Tax, a highly commercial and extremely wide-ranging field, you’ll be advising businesses on all areas of indirect tax such as VAT, while building your knowledge and expertise and working with clients on matters critical to their business. You could be involved in purely UK activities or global projects, working on more efficient internal processes or on a merger or acquisition.

In Tax Reporting and Strategy you’ll help businesses align their tax strategy with their wider business strategy, help to accelerate the impact of technology in tax, unlock data insights and meet their domestic and global compliance and reporting obligations.

By joining Tax you’ll also be involved with our innovative One Tax Rotation programme. This gives you the opportunity to work outside your normal team in Tax for up to six months and develop your transferable skills.

Our graduate opportunitiesTax

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-tax


Technology

Lucy

We recognise that to bring value to our clients, we need to provide the best advice around technological innovation. With us, you’ll be at the forefront of new initiatives and explore emerging technologies and trends to help businesses. Whether that’s helping clients understand how technology can help them unlock their potential and protect their businesses, or using big data to provide insight and help steer strategy, this could be the right opportunity for you.

In Cyber Security we deal with some of the most urgent issues facing businesses and governments today. We help organisations operate securely in the digital world. Our technical expertise enables clients to resist, detect and respond to cyber attacks, as well as understand risks and build better defences so they can effectively manage their operations. You’ll either join our specialist Cyber Security team working across all sectors with some of the brightest people in the industry, or take up an ethical hacking role in our Threat and Vulnerability Management team, helping our clients grow and innovate safely.

In Data and Analytics and Forensic Technology Solutions, we’re helping our clients rise to the challenge of analysing big and complex data sets with agility, trust and a business-centric focus. Join us and you’ll be working on high-profile projects, applying the latest technologies, and working alongside

industry-recognised specialists in Data Assurance, Advanced Risk and Compliance Analytics, Forensic Data Analytics and eDiscovery and Forensic Computing.

In Digital Trust we look at managing the risk associated with technology in business. We predominantly focus on assurance and consulting engagements supporting clients in the areas of IT Risk. This includes IT governance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and information security. You’ll be working across all industry sectors, with client opportunities across the UK either delivering IT assurance as part of the year-end financial audit or providing advice to clients on managing IT risks.

In Technology Consulting you’ll work across all industry sectors, delivering projects from strategy through to implementation. Technology is at the heart of business and is often a key driver and enabler of change. We work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. By joining us you’ll help build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, working with leading technologies such as Google for Work, Oracle, Blockchain, SAP and MS Dynamics.

Our graduate opportunitiesTechnology

Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-in-technology


Our graduate opportunities

Will you gain a professional qualification?Where you could workBusiness area

Assurance Yes. Chartered Accountancy qualification from ICAEW, ICAS or CAI.

Deals Yes. Chartered Accountancy qualification from ICAEW, ICAS or CAI.

You may undertake a relevant qualification, depending on which area of Technology you join.

� External Audit � Government and Public Sector � Risk Assurance � Technology in Assurance*

Consulting No, but our market-leading programme will equip you with the ability to advise clients how to work smarter and grow faster.

� Economics Consulting � Management Consulting � Strategy Consulting** � Sustainability and Climate Change Consulting � Technology Consulting

Actuarial Yes. Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. � Actuarial Services � People and Organisation: Pensions � People and Organisation: Reward and Employment

� Business Recovery Services*** � Corporate Finance � Forensic Services*** � Transaction Services*** � Valuations***

� Cyber Security � Data and Analytics � Digital Trust � Forensic Technology Solutions � Technology Consulting

Technology

Yes. Chartered Accountancy qualification from ICAEW, ICAS or CAI.

Tax � Corporate Tax � Indirect Tax � People and Organisation � Tax Reporting and Strategy

Depending on which area of Technology in Assurance you join, you may undertake a relevant Technology qualification, instead of a Chartered Accountancy qualification. Please visit pwc.com/uk/careers/strategyand to apply for Strategy Consulting roles with Strategy&.These areas can only be joined through shared schemes with Assurance.

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At a glance

What you need to get inWhere you’ll be based

ICAEW: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesICAS: Institute of Chartered Accountants of ScotlandCAI: Chartered Accountants Ireland

In our offices and, for much of your time, at client offices UK-wide.

2:1 in any degree subject.

We no longer use UCAS tariff as an assessment tool for this programme.

In our offices and, for much of your time, at client offices UK-wide.

2:1 in any degree subject.


In our offices and, for some of your time, at client offices UK-wide.

Threat and Vulnerability Management (Cyber Security), Forensic Data Analytics or eDiscovery and Forensic Computing (Forensic Technology Solutions) require a 2:1 in an IT or Technology-related degree subject.

All other areas: 2:1 in any degree subject.


In our London or regional offices and, for much of your time, at client offices UK-wide.

For Sustainability and Climate Change Consulting you’ll be in our More London office.

Economics Consulting needs: 2:1 in an Economics-related undergraduate degree and a 340 UCAS tariff, or 240 but achieved/on track for a 1st class degree.

Management Consulting needs: 2:1 in any degree subject and no UCAS tariff.

Strategy Consulting needs: 2:1 in any degree subject and at least a 340 UCAS tariff.

Sustainability and Climate Change Consulting needs: A Sustainability-related Master’s (e.g. Environmental Science/Economics or Development Studies).

Technology Consulting needs: 2:1 in any degree subject and no UCAS tariff.

Mainly at our offices UK-wide. 2:1 in any degree subject.

At least 320 UCAS tariff with a B in Maths A-level.

Mainly at our offices UK-wide. 2:1 in any degree subject.



The opportunity to plan ahead

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Work experience opportunities

Be spoilt for choice. Turn the page to check out our range of career and work experience opportunities. From our Talent Academies which will boost your employability skills, to our Summer Internships, where you’ll work alongside specialists in your chosen business area.

Take part and you’ll get a first-hand insight into working life at PwC and a better understanding of the role we play in society. Find out more about all the different ways we can help you launch your career.

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Students in any year

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First to final year students

2 days 5 days • Paid

Students in any year

1 week • Paid


From your very first day on campus, there are lots of ways you can gain work experience with us. Each offers the opportunity to discover what a career with us is all about, and boost your employability. Find out more at pwc.com/uk/work-experience

Boost your employability

Career Open Day

Spend a highly interactive day with us and learn about the work we do. It will help you decide which of our graduate career opportunities is right for you.

Talent Academy *During this 2-day interactive work placement, you’ll get to meet our people and hear what it’s like to work with us. You’ll find out about the business areas you could join, gain an understanding of our business purpose, and meet other students who are thinking about applying.

Tech Academy ** This 5-day, paid interactive work placement is aimed at people with a passion for technology. You’ll experience first-hand how we’re helping our clients to create a business strategy fit for the digital age, one that’s able to withstand and respond to cyber threats, and capable of harnessing the business benefits of innovative and effective data management.

Women in Business You’ll find out what it takes to make it to the very top of PwC from the perspective of one of our female leaders. You’ll also get an insight into what we do day-to-day, by partnering with an associate on our current training scheme, attend client meetings and experience working life with us.

First year students, second year for those on a four year course (without a year in industry); Northern Ireland – open to first to penultimate year students

Open to students in any year, with the exception of in Northern Ireland where it’s for first year students only

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Sandwich or placement students

11 months • Paid

Graduate placement

6-10 months • Paid

Penultimate year students

6-8 weeks • Paid

Summer Internship

Working alongside specialists in your chosen business area, you’ll be a valued member of the team. You’ll work on client projects for 6-8 weeks to give you the best insight into what we really do. You’ll discover how the work we do really matters – to our clients, the economy and the wider community. Alongside that, you’ll build networks with your colleagues and peer group through our client-focused internship challenge.

Undergraduate Work Placement

An opportunity to develop a broad range of business skills, enhance your commercial thinking and experience our culture. On this 11-month work placement, you’ll be a key member of the team, working on real client engagements. With a dedicated People Manager and Buddy, you’ll be supported to reach your full potential. In some business areas you’ll also have the opportunity to study towards a professional qualification.

Opportunities are available in: Assurance, Technology, Deals, HR and Marketing.

This programme is ideal if you need to complete a placement as part of your degree, and it could lead to a graduate job offer – plus if you’ve completed some professional exams on placement, you’ll qualify faster when you re-join as a graduate.

Graduate Work Placement

Join one of our 6-month Tax work placements after you graduate and you’ll become part of our Corporate or Indirect Tax team doing client work while building your expertise in this area. You may decide to request an extension to your placement up to 11 months, or take six months out before starting your new career. Either way, you could get a job offer to join our full-time Tax Graduate programme.

Flexible Associate graduate placement scheme

On this 10-month programme, you’ll work where the business needs you most, meaning you could experience work in any of our business areas. Or you may specialise in one area, where you can develop your expertise.

Do well and you could be offered a graduate job for the following year

This could lead to an internship or work placement if in your first, second or penultimate year


Career Open Day

Talent Academy

Tech Academy

Women in Business

Summer Internship

Undergraduate Work Placement

Graduate Work Placement

Graduate opportunities

Teach First opportunities (deferred entry career route and summer internship)


Career opportunities

Find out which of our opportunities is right for you.

Who our programmes are aimed at


School and college leavers*

First year students

Second year students

Penultimate year students

Final year students

Graduates Career changers

* Find out about school and college leaver opportunities at pwc.com/uk/schools ** Second year students on a four-year course and Northern Ireland only

Northern Ireland only+ Northern Ireland – open to first year students only

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Your rewards

Your first five years

Graduate induction event and skills day

Technical training to allow you to develop all of the skills you need to be a PwC Professional (including studying for a professional qualification*)

Business unit or specialism rotation*

Business, technical and skills training including studying for a professional qualification*

Coaching new joiners and being their ‘buddy’

Long-term career planning support through our internal careers service

Starting to personalise your career path – helping you understand how your skills relate to other opportunities within PwC

Altitude Leadership and Development programme

Building technical and specialist skills, supported by on-the-job training

Completion of professional qualification*

Internal mobility opportunities advertised through our ‘Transfer Window’ programme

1Year Associate 1 2Year Associate 2 3Year Senior Associate 1

Internal careers service: Provides impartial, private and confidential support to help guide you through your big career decisions. Some of the key areas of support include: personal coaching, long-term career planning, and preparing for your promotion.

Life and cultureLife at PwC is much more than studying for a professional qualification. We encourage informal and flexible working where possible (qualification pathway permitting) as well as formal flexible working arrangements

To succeed you’ll take personal responsibility for managing your career. The deal is that in your first five years you’ll work hard, be committed, flexible, and build long lasting working relationships. If you do, we’ll provide the support and encouragement you need to succeed. Here you’ll see an outline of how to progress to Manager in five years.

* Dependent on which business area you work in

Altitude Leadership and Development programme

Internal, client, external and overseas mobility opportunities advertised

Business area rotations*

Personalised career path according to your career aspirations

Further developing your technical and specialist skills

Promotion to Manager grade (depending on performance)

Leading and developing teams

Participation on Emerging Leaders programme (optional)

Internal, external and overseas mobility opportunities

Continuing to develop technical and specialist skills according to your future career aspirations

4Year Senior Associate 2 5Year Manager

Professional Skills Curriculum: Offers development to everyone across all areas of the business, can be accessed at any time, and is aligned to our PwC Professional framework.

We support you to join any one of our 13 formal networks

We encourage you to build your wider social networks through local office socials, sports or business focused groups

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By now you should have a good idea of the learning environment we create for you and the personal and professional development you can expect. But we know that finances are important too. Our people are important to us and we want to reward hard work and commitment. Because we know everyone is different, we’ve designed a flexible benefits scheme that can be tailored to suit your needs. We call this ‘Choices’.

Our offer to you

It’s all about you

Your rewards

A highly competitive salary

A discretionary bonus

A graduate loan of up to £7,000

The option to join our pension scheme***

A season ticket loan

An extra day off at Christmas

A ‘Choices’ allowance*

25 days’ standard holiday pro rata**

Most benefits can extend to partners, dependants and family too.You can also trade up or down, up to the equivalent of one working week of your standard holiday entitlement, to a maximum of 40 days per year.If you decide you don’t want to join the PwC GPP (2015), we’ll still have a statutory duty to enrol you automatically into a pension arrangement which complies with the Government’s minimum pension requirements, but you can opt out of this if you like after you’ve been enrolled.

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Income protection cover

Private medical cover

Childcare vouchers

Personal injury insurance

Travel insurance

PwC Donate Increased income protection cover

Gym membership

A company car

A bike through our cycle to work scheme

Private family medical cover

Dental insurance

Gadget insurance

Health screening

Increased life assurance cover

Partner life assurance

Critical illness insurance

Personal accident cover

Life assurance cover

Your life at PwC

Work kit

iPhone

Laptop and bag

Stationery

Flexible working

Maternity and paternity leave

Career breaks

Reduced working patterns

Emergency back-up childcare

Office facilities*

Onsite parking

Subsidised restaurants

Filtered water and hot drink stations

Contemplation rooms

Showers

Complimentary fruit

Concierge services

Social life*

Social clubs

Sports teams

PwC Panto

Community initiatives

Networks

Office socials

Tastecard

PwC Box tickets

Work perks

Tax Return Service

Discounted products and services including hotels and travel

Careers service

Overseas secondments

Microsoft Office for home use

Eye test vouchers

We use some of your Choices allowance to fund:

But it doesn’t stop there. You can use what’s left of your Choices allowance (plus some of your salary if you like) to request whichever of our wide range of Choices benefits will suit you best. This could be:

But our reward to our people is much more than financial. We work hard to create an environment where our people can grow and flourish.

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Work

TrainingFinancial support and time off for professional qualifications

Work with world-leading clients

Work with senior PwC people

Get responsibility and manage others

Be challenged and stretched by working on complex projects

Structured training and development

Use the latest digital learning platforms and methods

Learn on-the-job

Your rewards

Social Reward

Social drinks

Team away days

Parties

It’s behind

youJoin the famous PwC Panto!

days of volunteer time each year6 Yearly contribution

and impact reviews to support your development2x

Lots of great benefits

Join sports teams, diversity networks and other social interest groups

Clear career progression and promotion

Competitive salary and bonus reflecting your contribution and impact

Work from different offices, client offices and home

Use cutting-edge technology

Your own laptop and iPhone

Technology


I’ve been involved in so many interesting pieces of work over the last two years, it’s hard to pick a standout project. That’s why I love this job – the sheer variety of experiences that are available to you. And, if you want to make a change, there’s always something different on offer.

Day-to-day, my main focus is developing a quality audit approach and ensuring it’s carried out accurately, by speaking to our component audit teams both in the UK and around the world.

The most exciting experience so far was going to Cyprus to take part in Altitude, our leadership development programme. I’m also hoping to be in New York on secondment this time next year.

I really enjoy the working culture here. I’ve developed a reputation with my team for hitting the gym really early in the morning, after being inspired by my former manager – really, it’s the best way to start the day.

LucySenior Associate Assurance – External Audit Banking and Capital Markets

MA Economics University of Edinburgh

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Claire ReidUniversity of Strathclyde International Business and Modern Languages degree

Joined‘98

Promoted to Manager

Travelled to clients in Hong Kong, South Africa, USA, Europe and Kenya

Promoted to Senior Associate

2001

Moved from Glasgow to London

See the career journey one of our Partners has taken through PwC – from joining Assurance in 1998, to being promoted to Partner, leading our Cyber Security team, and now Assurance leader in Scotland.

The opportunity to grow

Started working in Risk Assurance, part of our Assurance practice in Glasgow

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Moved to Silicon Valley during the dotcom boom on international secondment

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Started a family

Appointed Assurance leader in Scotland and relocated back to Glasgow

Promoted to Director

Got married

Promoted to Partner and became leader of Cyber Security in UK

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Innovation at PwC

Partnerships are incredibly important to how we do things, so we have a strong focus on collaboration here. A great example is our alliance with Google for Work – a working relationship that enables us to deliver technology solutions that help our clients reinvent and innovate their businesses worldwide.

It’s a unique union that combines strengths from both sides. Google gives us access to a vast global network with the brainpower to solve challenging technical problems. And through us, Google can connect with a huge range of businesses in ways they never could before.

Since we began developing solutions together, we’ve transformed a wide range of businesses through technology. How many times have you seen workers digging up the same stretch of road time and time again? It might sound simple, but before we developed a bespoke web app, engineers at a major utilities company had no way of knowing who else was working in the same areas, so they weren’t able to coordinate their efforts. The app has increased efficiency, reduced disruption to the public and saved the company a lot of money.

We’ve also helped US Government departments and big retail processors to identify cyber threats that can occur almost daily and on a massive scale. With responsibility for huge volumes of sensitive and confidential data, they need to know if anyone is attempting to steal information or cause damage to their network by intercepting connections. We created a way to collect, transport and analyse these billions of connections, enabling threats to be identified, challenged and ultimately deflected.

So, by bringing together our understanding of client needs with Google’s powerful infrastructure, we can offer innovative solutions that continue to raise our profile in the world of technology. It’s an exciting collaboration to be part of – and we’re looking forward to seeing where it takes us.

PwC and Google for WorkReinventing business together

Our client – a leading game developer – asked us to produce a data assurance framework to help them track their sales revenue more effectively. As a mobile game company, tracking revenue can be a complicated process, as instead of the money heading straight to the game developer, the money from in-app purchases is transferred via the various application download platforms. Small amounts of money come in regularly, in different currencies, and these transactions are recorded differently by every platform. Therefore, accurately tracking this data is a complex process.

Although our client had built a bespoke in-house system to process the revenue data, the unconventional method of payments and the lack of invoices meant that they couldn’t be confident that everything was right. We worked closely with our client to understand their specific business needs and requirements. We then produced a model that enabled us to capture and analyse the data to produce a revenue figure that our client had confidence in. This solution added a significant level of benefit for our client, so much so that we’ll be repeating the process next year.

Tracking gaming app revenueAssuring data, ensuring accuracy

Mobile game developer receives money from in-app purchases

Data capture solution developed

Client has improved revenue report

Income recorded differently on various platforms so hard to track


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Your application

Before you apply to us, you need to know what we’re looking for. And be able to say how your experiences and achievements inside and outside school or university can add value.

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What we look forKnow what you’re signing up for Starting out in your chosen career and everything that comes with that will be exciting, stretching and challenging. But the rewards are well worth it. If you’re ready to invest plenty of effort, commitment, flexibility and passion, we’re ready to give you our full support and we’ll invest in your future.

All routes offer you the same deal. The opportunity to grow as an individual, to meet new people, and build lasting relationships that will stay with you for life. In return we need people who are resilient, willing to work hard, are quick to learn, and who, above all, are passionate about going the extra mile to help our clients.

Bringing out the best in you Throughout your career, you’ll be supported by the best in learning and development – from specialist seminars, courses and toolkits to informal ‘lunch and learn’ sessions hosted by your peers. Your teammates will show you the ropes, and a People Manager will work with you to guide your career and support you in your learning. And at every stage, progression is based on merit.

The PwC Professional All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that help us deliver our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’.

The PwC Professional focuses on five core attributes: whole leadership, business acumen, technical capabilities, global acumen and relationships. We use this framework to recruit, develop and assess our people at all grades and in all areas of our business, because we expect all of our people to be leaders.

Your application

For information on The PwC Professional go to pwc.com/uk/careers/pwcprofessional

Develop yourself and others Have you ever changed the way you did something after getting feedback?

Share and innovate Have you applied something you’ve learned, in a part-time job or in class, to achieve a goal?

Be a strong communicator Have you presented to your class, club or society?

Be a team player Have you ever supported a teammate or classmate to help them achieve success?

Build your networks Are you a strong contributor at your local club or society?

Be open and honest Can you think of a time when you’ve had to keep something confidential?

Be organised Have you juggled different priorities, such as degree studies, to meet an important deadline?

Prepare for the unexpected Have you tried new things that are outside your comfort zone?

Keep developing your knowledge Are you interested in business and current affairs?

Be passionate about what you do Do you work hard to make things better, such as being part of a revision group or having a part-time job?

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Think about your skillsWe’ll be looking for you to show you can:

To start preparing for the world of work, try our e-learns at pwc.com/uk/careers/elearn


Get online

Decide on the one programme you want to apply for and the skills you can bring and register online. We’ll then ask you to take some online tests. You’ll find out if you have a first stage interview once the deadline has passed. For roles without a specific deadline, you’ll know if you’ve made it through within five working days.

Offer

We’ll tell you whether we’d like you to join us as soon after the final stage interview as possible.

Research

At interview, you’ll need to explain why you’ve chosen a specific business area, how you think it creates value for our clients, and what skills you can bring to it. You’ll also need to show that you understand how much time you may have to invest in getting a professional qualification. So visit pwc.com/uk/careers and start exploring.

Final stage interview

Your second and final stage interview will be with a senior member of the team. Like your first stage interview, this will be competency-based so be ready to talk about your experiences, demonstrate your understanding of our business and show you have the attributes detailed in The PwC Professional.

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Assessment day

We’ll invite you to this if you have a successful first stage interview. There’ll be numerical tests, then either logical or verbal reasoning skills tests; a group or individual exercise; and a written exercise. Some business areas also give you a case study or a presentation to do.

Before you join

The support starts as soon as you say ‘yes’. So you feel part of PwC well before your first day, we’ll invite you on to our onboarding website and Facebook app where you can keep in touch with news, advice and information. And you can also network with others about to join us.

First stage interview

For most of our programmes this will be over the phone. It will be competency-based, so think how your experiences demonstrate the behaviours and skills we’re looking for. Find out more at pwc.com/uk/careers/pwcprofessional and try our e-learning tools at pwc.com/uk/careers/elearn

Pre-employment screening

Accept our offer and we’ll check your grades and job history, so please make sure everything’s correct before you send us your application. We’re known for accuracy, so carrying out checks like this protects our reputation.

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Our offices

If you’re interested in opportunities in the Republic of Ireland, please visit pwc.ie/graduate

We have graduate opportunities at all of our offices listed on the map. Find out more at pwc.com/uk/careers

50%of our jobs are outside of London.

Life at PwC

This publication has been prepared for general guidance on matters of interest only, and does not constitute professional advice. You should not act upon the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication, and, to the extent permitted by law, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, its members, employees and agents do not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this publication or for any decision based on it. © 2016 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, “PwC” refers to the UK member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see pwc.com/structure for further details.

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