Going for an interview for PwC consulting. Cheat sheet: what should I know about the company?

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Don't do it girlfriend

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Lol wtf are you talking about A1? There's no salary bias, we're on a cohort model.

OP, stay the fuck away from this shithole

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Definitely ask them about the salary bias for women and ethnic minorities

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Rather just go to the himalayas and become a saint

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Ask who your partner would be, key clients and market demands driving hiring, differentiators in the market.

It’s a massive company, find out as much as you can about this specific team you are interviewing with.

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Nice advice from slalom - thank you. We are a huge firm, we have some great teams (good partners, interesting work etc) and some not so good....so get to know the team your joining, ask if you can meet/have a call with your peers

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Little nugget here: I interviewed at pwc and got great feedback when I said the following: "Out of all Big4 pwc's employees generate the highest revenue on a per capita, as a person who seeks excellence I believe I could ............." something along those lines. The dude loved that I was already drinking the kool-aid before even getting the damn job

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It is huge

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Get out while you still can

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Make sure they don't misplace your resume. Especially if you sent it in an envelope!

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PwC = People with Company

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Very vague question- read up on the company online. And don't bring up the oscar snafu ;)

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Know everything. I worked at PwC in NYC and there were tons of smart people. However, the Actuarial Partners were awful! So I left and joined EY. So far so good, but Times Square sucks. No winning anywhere.

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@pwc1 why not?

Research the cohort model

Also don’t call it PwC consulting!!!😉

SC1 with great advice. I'm doing an internal move to a team I'd prefer to be with; it makes all the difference!

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