Post-Recruiting Round-Up – Everyone is a Winner at PwC!

This year’s recruiting season, as with the case of many others, was very competitive. There were great candidates from a variety of universities across the country. As you can imagine, thousands apply and only a fraction of those get hired. However, one thing to keep in mind and what I like to personally believe is that everyone is a winner at PwC, regardless if you landed an offer with the firm or not.

Getting ready to welcome new faces

Autumn is the season for change in the London Audit Group as we prepare to welcome our new associates to the office.  As Dave mentioned in his post on Friday, new associates start their career at PwC with Assurance 1 training.  This year, SWO Assurance 1 training is being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Interview Process at PwC – How to Succeed Before, During and After the Interview!

Congratulations! You are one step away from working with the largest accounting and professional services firm in the world.  What keeps you from this monumental achievement in your career is the final stage of the recruiting process: the interview.  Most students, if not all, find this to be the most intimidating and challenging ordeal faced in the recruiting process. Scratch that. I can guarantee you that it is the easiest and most comforting step in the process.

Why PwC?

Today is September 29th and I have officially been with the firm for a whole year (not counting my internship summer)! Looking back on the past year, all I can say is that I have made the best decision for my career!

New Beginnings as an Associate at PwC

Having waited for a year after signing up for a full-time position as an Associate in the Audit and Assurance Group (AAG) in 2010 after my summer internship with PwC, I can finally say that as of today, my life has truly begun. I am officially an Associate at PwC! My morning began at 6:15 am as I hastily jumped out of bed to get ready. This is probably the earliest I have woken up over the past three months, but it was definitely worth it! I was en route to chase my dreams of becoming a Chartered Accountant at one of the most admired places to work in the corporate world! What better firm to share this exciting and memorable experience with than PwC?

Wine and Cheese...and Recruiting

Thursday is the annual ASBAA Wine and Cheese event for CA recruiting. It is an amazing event and a great chance for you to get out there and meet the PwC staff and recruiters. I thought I would pass along some information about the team you will meet and some ideas what will be happening.

CACEE form madness...tips to weather the storm and stand out

So as I promised in earlier posts, I thought since we are knee deep in the recruitment process, I would give out some tips for everyone in Winnipeg filling out the dreaded CACEE forms. They are daunting. There are a lot of them. They take time, but check out my tips and hopefully they will be a little less dreadful, and maybe they’ll be the foot in the door you need.

You and PwC – Making a Difference Together

If everyone lived for themselves, where would this world be? If everyone helped no one but themselves, where would you be? Interesting thought. I know I definitely would not be in the position I am right now. No, I am not talking about my position as an Associate in the Audit and Assurance Group at PwC. I am rather talking about being in the position to help others and making a difference in their lives. Making a difference in your life. The importance of helping others is invaluable and for those of you who know me, or know about me, you would agree that I do my best to help others out as much as possible. Giving back to the community is what differentiates PwC from other firms. That is why I chose PwC.    

The PwC "Pep Talk" - Motivating and Inspiring Brilliant Futures!

 
Recruiting season has officially begun! Many of you, if not all, are probably thinking of ways to impress the recruiters, partners and representatives from big, medium and small accounting firms at the upcoming networking sessions. If you have been following my blog posts and those of my colleagues, you should know by now that PwC does not want you to “impress” us at networking sessions. We rather want you to be yourself because in essence, everyone but you has been taken so why try to be someone else? Inspiring thought? I hope so because this blog post is all about motivation and inspiration that I hope will help get you through the recruiting season! 

This past week was bitter-sweet

This past week was bitter-sweet. It was fun as we had our annual golf tournament, an office lunch and a team volunteer activity but we had to say good-bye to our summer students. The summer students were a welcome addition to our team when they started back in May.  I still remember their newbie smiles and nervousness when starting their new job.