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PWC Assessment Centre
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PWC is a global firm providing assurance, tax, and business consulting services. It is the second largest professional services firm in the globe and also one of the "Big Four". The firm employs over 160,000 people.
PWC's Selection process:
- Complete an application form online, on which the future interviews will be based.
- Take a few tests online (numerical reasoning, logical reasoning, verbal reasoning, a personality test and PWC's student talent questionnaire).
- A one-on-one interview (face-to-face or via telephone).
- Attend an assessment centre (including numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, and logical reasoning tests as well as a second interview, a group exercise, and a written communication exercise).
- If you succeed on all of the previous steps, the next step is receiving an offer.
- Pass the pre-employment screening checks.
Insider Information:Below is a testimonial of a JTP student who went to the Assessment Centre at PWC and was nice enough to write a little bit about their experience.
"The PWC assessment centre consists of a written exercise, a group discussion, psychometric testing, and a partner interview.
We arrived at 8:45 and received a name tag with our group ID. We were all in one room together and were told that the day would consist of numerical reasoning and logical reasoning tests, a written exercise, and a group assessment.
My group did the report writing exercise first. They gave us an informational packet with everything we would need to create a report. The report was about environmental concerns having to do with businesses saving water. The packet was comprised of many scenarios having to do with water conservation strategies and we had to write a report in 30 minutes. Although I got mine done in time it was very rushed; time constraints made it hard to finish on time but also added a certain amount of anxiety which added to the difficulty of writing the actual report. Word to the wise; look up the report format before going to the AC! Knowing the general structure of a report will help a lot.
As soon as the 30 minutes were up for the report we were given our numerical reasoning tests without no break allotted in between. We had 20 minutes to answer 20 numerical reasoning questions. The test was really hard. I had done some practice numerical reasoning tests though and that helped me a lot. The test was pretty similar to those that I had practiced online. When I saw I only had four minutes left I just guessed the answers to all of the questions I didn’t have time to answer; it was about four or five questions. There is no negative marking on the test grading so it was worth it to fill out an answer even if I wasn’t sure of it. The time constraint was pretty tough but I felt pretty confident in the answers I did have time to answer.
Following the numerical reasoning test we were handed the logical reasoning test, again without a break in between. It was somewhat of an intellectual marathon and I was really happy I had eaten a big breakfast that day. The logical reasoning test was 20 minutes long and the test had 40 questions on it. Again I was running out of time but I just filled in any answer I could to those questions that I didn’t have time for. It is always worth guessing because there are no negative repercussions for wrong answers.
After the logical reasoning test we had a break, finally. We were able to grab a coffee or a tea and use the restrooms if needed. I thought it would be a good idea to start socializing a little with the people before we had to work together in the group exercise. It also helped to ease my nerves to talk to other people there.
After the break we had group exercise. I was assigned a group with three other people. We all sat around a table and the assessors sat around the edge of the room. It might sound a little intimidating but it really wasn’t. Everyone was given a booklet that had information about the task at hand and then each person had a unique argument that they had to present in group discussion. There were also a few simple calculations to be done in the test booklet but they were minor and should not worry you. We had 20 minutes to read through the packet and prepare. Then, as a group we had 30 minutes to dicuss the topic and present our individual arguments. In my group we were all pretty active with no one who was particularly dominant and no one who was particularly quiet so we were all able to share our arguments. After we each presented our arguments we began a discussion that was directed towards meeting the assigned objectives. In the middle of the group exercise one of the assessors came over and gave us an "urgent email" to incorporate into the discussion. In our case it was an email notification of budget cuts. We just had to work around the new information and try not to let it throw us off too much while still incorporating it into the discussing and proposal.
All in all it was not at as intimidating as I thought it would be. Maybe it was because I knew we were all there for the same reason and were all going through the same things pretty much. I definitely recommend preparing for the psychometric tests and researching report format before going because it will help a lot and save time. Also it will just make you feel more confident and that helps a lot in all of the activities. Good Luck!"
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