Teams at PwC

As we enter into the middle of the fall and planning for our winter engagement begins, there is no better time to discuss teamwork at PwC. Teamwork is the cornerstone of the AAG practise. Each engagement is usually staffed with two or more individuals as well as at least one manager and engagement leader. Therefore, working in teams is a required and important task. As I went through my first year, I found that working in teams was not only rewarding, but a lot of fun as well.

Free Learning on the Job

I often get asked by students and friends, what’s one of the most rewarding aspects of being in audit so far, and I would always answer without hesitation that it’s the in depth learning, especially about different types of businesses that we get from client engagements.

Travelling on the Job

Last Sunday, a team of 11 people travelled to South Carolina for an audit engagement. Now, you might be thinking, “Wow, how exciting – auditing in a different country.......” BUT, contrary to popular belief, auditing in a different country can definitely have its exciting moments!

What’s that? Interviews this week?

So as I mentioned the week before, interviews are this week at the University of Manitoba campus. This is always an exciting time as it is a chance for you to meet our awesome recruiters, but it is also a chance for us to get to know you better. This is one of the best chances for you to get to know why PwC is a great firm and a great place to start your career as an accountant. You will be meeting with Hans and Des, who are managers, as well as Kirsten and Patrick, who are two of our partners at PwC. Here are a few tips and hints as you are going into the interviews this week.

A Week in the Life of a New Associate – From Hollywood to Auditing

What a week! From the annual PwC Offer Gala Party to my first official audit engagement at one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, this past week was filled with excitement, hard-work and tremendous learning opportunities. I could not have asked for a more challenging and fun-filled week as a New Associate at PwC!

Something to think about before the school year ends

Now that offers are being signed, future Summer Students and Full-Time hires will soon be getting ready to transition from the school world to the working (read: real) world. I could tell that making this transition was something that has been running through a lot of peoples’ minds since, at info sessions, I was asked quite a few times about my perspective on the extent to which what we learn in school is applicable to the day-to-day on-the-job experience. I think this is a really good question so I’d like to take the chance to share the answer I gave to students who asked me.

Client diversity at PwC

As the new associates have started in the Calgary office, it has encouraged me to reflect on my last year at the firm and how quickly you learn and progress. After looking back at my jobs in the past year, it has really struck me how much variety PwC employees have in their schedule in terms of client diversity. This blog will focus on the various industry groups I have worked in this year which have allowed me to become more knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas.

Thoughts from the PwC Offer Gala

This past Monday I had the pleasure of meeting our new and potential 2012 hires at the PwC Offer Gala. As many of you may know, the Offer Gala is one of the most fun-filled nights during the recruiting process and is a great way to get to know the firm and its people.

Interviews are coming!!!

So first interviews will be held in the coming weeks, and it got me thinking about my experiences going through recruitment and the interview process. I thought it would be good to talk about how my experience through interviews went and shed some light on the process.

Wondering what the Restructuring group does?

I am now well into my rotation in the Corporate Advisory and Restructuring (CAR) group at PwC and am in the middle of one of the most interesting client engagements I have had in my entire career. About three months ago I had a very meagre understanding of the restructuring business and today, I am fully immersed in a corporate receivership.