PwC UK graduate interview guide

PwC UK's early careers selection process: online assessments on SHL, a recorded video interview, a virtual assessment centre and a final interview.

Updated 3 October 20261 source2 min read

Stages6Application to offer

Online testsOn SHLBehavioural and reasoning

Video interviewRecordedNot a live conversation

Final stageSenior leaderIn person, graduate roles

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The interview process

As PwC UK describes it for early careers.¹

Online application
Follow instructions carefully, proofread, and be precise about your academic results: PwC checks them later.
Online assessments
An unassessed activity called "Bringing our values to life", then two timed tests on SHL: a behavioural assessment of your natural preferences at work, and a cognitive assessment of numerical, inductive and deductive reasoning.
Video interview
Questions appear on screen and you record your answers, which assessors review afterwards.
Virtual assessment centre
The penultimate stage, assessing the core skills and attributes PwC needs, and showing you what it's like to work there.
Business assessmentGraduate roles
A recruiter calls about your matched business area and office, then a senior leader interviews you in person at that office.
Offer
Feedback, then pre-employment screening and onboarding.

Based on what each PwC stage assesses.

Why PwC, and why this business area?

Tell me about a time you had to adapt when plans changed.

Tell me about a time you worked with people very different from you.

What's a business story in the news that matters to our clients, and why?

Where do you see yourself in three years at PwC?

Get comfortable with reasoning tests. Numerical, inductive and deductive, under time pressure.
Rehearse for a camera, not a person. The video interview is recorded, so get used to answering crisply with no one nodding back.
Know your business area and office before the senior leader interview.
Be exact about your grades. PwC verifies them.¹

No. Questions appear on screen and you record your answers for assessors to review later.

A behavioural assessment and a cognitive assessment (numerical, inductive and deductive reasoning), both on SHL.

A business assessment: a call about your business area and office, then an in-person interview with a senior leader.¹

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