PwC

I think the most important thing to realize is that your interview is simply a conversation in which the firm is trying to determine whether you would be a good fit in their company, while at the same time you are determining if the firm is the right fit for you. So relax, be yourself, and ask v...

So for my internship, we spent about three days at the very start of the internship going through a general tax training program, inclusive of all the tax lines of service (CORE, PCS, SALT, etc.). They actually flew us all out to the DC area for the training! This training touched on PwC's valu...

I am assuming this question is asked under the assumption that you will be doing some sort of technical accounting work. This is actually not the case during your Start internship. You are assigned to an Internal Firm Services (IFS) team and will complete team projects that are given by your team...

Being a Start Intern was one of the most advantageous experiences I could have the opportunity to be apart of. I was able to get early insight into both service lines that most students do not get to spend 8 weeks doing. Secondly, the training for Start I had in Atlanta was one of the best experi...

In my opinion, the most necessary asset for on to have is adaptability. Not only will you be adapting to a new country (Singapore), but you will also be dealing with multiple clients at the same time, with incredibly tight deadlines and in fields you know virtually nothing about. Being quick on y...

So when I was there, it frankly wasn't fantastic, mostly being that the cost of living in Singapore is the highest in the world. You are unlikely to finish the internship without having some sort of dependency on others. That being said, I know they have revamped the entire intern program in the ...

The work interns do is varied depending on what team within the practice they are placed with. Some will be placed on teams broken up by asset type (Consumer asset backed securities, real estate...) and some by work type (accounting advisory, tax...). I worked on structured products teams complet...

More than anything, success in consulting is based on being able to work with the lifestyle. Constant travel, the odds and the clock against you, often not having all team members in one place and constant change and challenge. It is not a normal job and you have to fit that. I did not and that i...

Expect full ownership. It will likely take a little while to get any deliverables client-ready, but that's how it is for everyone. It's an iterative process and you are not expected to be grade A from the start. Full ownership is yours, though.

As an intern in any of the tax groups, you take on any responsibilities that are given to you by an associate. Common tasks involve analyzing accounts and documents to pull numbers for use by the team, and updating documents in the working papers, along with a variety of other tasks. You are ad...

From my experience, multiple core tax interns, even at the same office location, may have a slightly different experience depending on the team/squad they are placed into, consisting of a Partner, Manager, and Associates. This is primarily because different teams have different clients that have ...

To really succeed during this internship, you need to be willing to learn a lot. Associates are going to be your best friends during each project. They know everything that you need to know to complete a given task. When they show you how to do things, make sure you take notes so that you won't h...

My team was pretty flexible so I was able to come in at 9 on most days. Typically, I would be at my desk in the morning for about 15 minutes before receiving any instructions from my associate. In this time, I checked and replied to emails, did some research on our client, did research on the reg...

Be open about working with various engagements from your team. They want to see that you are willing to help out however you can. In addition, make an effort to meet the team. This will make it easier for them to approach you with meaningful work. And finally, have fun. Your summer is going to fl...

What I liked the most about being a tax intern was finally being able to take the concepts I had been learning in school and applying them to actual work. The connections are not always obvious. However, when I was able to make even partial sense of a workpaper based on my knowledge I felt very...

All the tax interns attended a weeklong training at the start of the spring semester internship in Washington, DC. Here, we met the other interns from the US and familiarized ourselves with the firm, technology and other resources we would be using during our internship. We also had social even...

To succeed as an IFS Intern, the most important quality to possess is enthusiasm and curiosity for learning. A strong Excel background is a bonus, but they will train you at the Start national training in which interns all over the country meet. The line of business you may be assigned may be in ...

PwC has three service lines: assurance, tax, and advisory. You will be in the tax line of service, and will help clients with their tax reporting needs. Sometimes, you will work with the assurance team for tax compliance projects.

It really depends so much on the project you are on. This is the beauty about Advisory- you are able to experience such a breadth of various roles to find what areas you may be especially passionate about or have a knack for. This wide experience is actually encouraged at PwC, because we feel it...

Organization – often times you are on 1-4 clients and you are expected to manage your own workload and transition between clients seamlessly. Flexibility – hours can vary as well as your commute. Busy season requires a lot of dedication in terms of hours during the week and on weekends. You are ...