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PWC Technology Flying Start 2020

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Original post by TJM4
I mean the university offer days, sent an email and got a reply from Leeds saying:

If you are offered a place with PwC you will visit us on Wednesday 18th March. If you are not offered a place with PwC, you will visit us on Wednesday 25th March. You will receive further details in due course.


Ohh okay thanks! Are you going to an assessment day?
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Original post by WillOstler
Ohh okay thanks! Are you going to an assessment day?

Yeah, Tuesday at 4 pm what about you?
Original post by TJM4
Yeah, Tuesday at 4 pm what about you?


I’m Wednesday at 12:30! Good luck, hope to see you next year if it’s the Leeds one you’re applying to!
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Original post by WillOstler
I’m Wednesday at 12:30! Good luck, hope to see you next year if it’s the Leeds one you’re applying to!

I'm applying to both Birmingham and Leeds, I'm undecided which I am going to choose yet but I hope to see you at some point :smile:
Original post by TJM4
I'm applying to both Birmingham and Leeds, I'm undecided which I am going to choose yet but I hope to see you at some point :smile:


Top stuff!
Hows everyone preparing ?
The group task is 1 hour and the total time of this assessment day is 3 hours. We would also be doing 1-1 interview for 1 hour. What would we be doing for the remaining hour.
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Original post by Banshee123
The group task is 1 hour and the total time of this assessment day is 3 hours. We would also be doing 1-1 interview for 1 hour. What would we be doing for the remaining hour.

I don't think there will we will be a one on one interview. In the offer email describing the format is doesn't mention a 1 to 1 interview just a Q and A session and group exercise
Original post by TJM4
I don't think there will we will be a one on one interview. In the offer email describing the format is doesn't mention a 1 to 1 interview just a Q and A session and group exercise

The group task is assessed but the Q&A isnt. So is there only 1 hour that we are being assessed on and the remaining two hours at just asking questions ?
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Original post by Banshee123
The group task is assessed but the Q&A isnt. So is there only 1 hour that we are being assessed on and the remaining two hours at just asking questions ?

By the looks of it, I'm not sure how they will make a Q&A session last 2 hours so I reckon it may just by 1h Q&A 1h assessment and then 1h buffer period maybe just a welcome talk and summary of the day talk but I haven't read that anywhere its just a guess - but we know the group exercise is 1h from the email
Original post by TJM4
By the looks of it, I'm not sure how they will make a Q&A session last 2 hours so I reckon it may just by 1h Q&A 1h assessment and then 1h buffer period maybe just a welcome talk and summary of the day talk but I haven't read that anywhere its just a guess - but we know the group exercise is 1h from the email

I think it will be something similar to what you are describing. If the day is 3 hours, factor in 15 mins getting everyone together and up to the assessment suite, a 20 min welcome presentation about PwC / format of the day, 10 mins organising our groups, 1hr group exercise, 1 hr q&a session and max a 15 min reflection interview asking about how your day went. It all sounds about right. What I'm more confused about is why we are all being brought to London for 1 hour of assessment? They must have us all well shortlisted at this stage if they're willing to take us over and only assess us for 1hr. Feels like its just a final check to make sure we have a personality.
Where do people prefer Birmingham or Leeds? I think Birmingham is my favourite
Original post by username999
Where do people prefer Birmingham or Leeds? I think Birmingham is my favourite


Personally Leeds because I think it’s an all round nicer city, but I can see why people prefer Birmingham. All down to opinion.
Original post by studentpwc2020
I think it will be something similar to what you are describing. If the day is 3 hours, factor in 15 mins getting everyone together and up to the assessment suite, a 20 min welcome presentation about PwC / format of the day, 10 mins organising our groups, 1hr group exercise, 1 hr q&a session and max a 15 min reflection interview asking about how your day went. It all sounds about right. What I'm more confused about is why we are all being brought to London for 1 hour of assessment? They must have us all well shortlisted at this stage if they're willing to take us over and only assess us for 1hr. Feels like its just a final check to make sure we have a personality.


I really hope you’re right about them having us well shortlisted already because I can’t describe how much I want this haha!
Original post by WillOstler
I really hope you’re right about them having us well shortlisted already because I can’t describe how much I want this haha!

Me too man! I wish PwC could see how much prep we have all done behind the scenes. I think there's about 120 places in total, am I right in thinking that?
Original post by studentpwc2020
Me too man! I wish PwC could see how much prep we have all done behind the scenes. I think there's about 120 places in total, am I right in thinking that?

Yeah I think so. In the first year they had 109 technology degree apprentices.
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Original post by username999
Where do people prefer Birmingham or Leeds? I think Birmingham is my favourite


Birmingham has a nicer CS building but Leeds will have built a new one for second year
Reply 197
Original post by studentpwc2020
I think it will be something similar to what you are describing. If the day is 3 hours, factor in 15 mins getting everyone together and up to the assessment suite, a 20 min welcome presentation about PwC / format of the day, 10 mins organising our groups, 1hr group exercise, 1 hr q&a session and max a 15 min reflection interview asking about how your day went. It all sounds about right. What I'm more confused about is why we are all being brought to London for 1 hour of assessment? They must have us all well shortlisted at this stage if they're willing to take us over and only assess us for 1hr. Feels like its just a final check to make sure we have a personality.

Yeah same, I reckon if you just do everything they say on the elearn and don't make it look forced you'll be fine at this stage
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Original post by TJM4
Yeah same, I reckon if you just do everything they say on the elearn and don't make it look forced you'll be fine at this stage

What’s the elearn? I haven’t had any email about that
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Original post by em265
What’s the elearn? I haven’t had any email about that

It may be in your spam or you may have unsubscribed from those sorts of emails but here's the link: https://elearn.pwc.co.uk/assessment-day/index.htm

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