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Would love some feedback on my chances of getting into MBB or Big 4 Management Consulting? Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Southeast State School Right after undergrad, worked in Project Engineering in the Fortune 500 Chemical Manufacturing Industry - Responsibilities were in...

15 Mar 2023

Anyone heard back? Recruiter said they'd be extending invitations to interview no later than early october

10 Oct 2022

Hi guys, I am in a bit of a dilemma here and would really appreciate some advice. I am an international student who has been studying in Sydney since high school. I just graduated from UNSW with an honours degree in Finance a few weeks ago. The WAM for my honours is 91.6 (First-class) and for my...

28 Jul 2022

Like the title says, I'm conflicted in my choice between the two roles in these two companies and would appreciate some comments from industry insiders here. Both positions will be entry level, graduate position and located in the London office. Here is what I consider as pros and cons for each...

05 Apr 2022

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28 Oct 2021

Hey everybody, So I'm a student at a tier2 target b-school (UT Mccombs, UC Berekely Haas, UMichigan Ross) with a 3.6 GPA and I have an upcoming internship with one of the Big4 in their financial due diligence advisory group. My full-time job goal is to move to either equity research or investment...

04 May 2021

Hi, so I know this isn't really the place for people with no experience in the industry and I'm sure this question has been asked thousands of times so I'll keep it short. Basically I'm 18 at the moment and I have 2 offers from target unis in UK and an offer for PWC flying start program (basically a...

13 Apr 2021

Hey everyone! I am interviewing for a FDD intern position and there is a case interview portion, I was wondering if anyone had any good cases to practice/material they think is useful to help prep?

24 Feb 2021

I'm on the side to apply to different firms. I know that probably Big4 is the easiest way to break into the industry in M&A as an intern, but, If you have an offer to PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY (with similar salary), what firm would you choose? And why?

26 Jan 2021

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a good holiday season. I am stuck in a dilemma regarding the next step in my career, I am really hoping some insight from you guys will be helpful. I am currently working as a Data Analyst with The Economist Group, where I work on forecasting models. I have...

25 Dec 2020

It seems like EY-P has fully combined their MBA recruiting efforts and there is only one MBA hiring path. Can someone please confirm this? Additionally, it seems like PWC and S& are still keeping their MBA recruiting pipelines separate. Can someone also please confirm this?

26 Oct 2020

Pretty sure this is a newer division within the firm, and only exists mostly outside of the states. But what are your thoughts on this division? What type of work do people do and does it have good exit opps. for people who want to get into generalist strategy consulting or maybe IB?

04 Oct 2020

I have to decide between big 4s for management consulting. I have offers(associate) from 2 big 4s and soon i'll ace the other 2 too but i still cant decide which one to join. I value work culture and entrepreneurship. Also, im aiming for a top 10 mba in future. I've heard deloitte and pwc are...

10 Dec 2019

If you had to choose between the following two offers which one would you choose and why? Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Services - Sr. Assoc. - 20-25% year end bonus based off hours billed. EY TAS - Valuation & Business Modeling - Senior - 10% year end bonus, however EY is offering 10k more on the base...

29 Nov 2019

I believe this has been done here before, but I'm a recently resigned Strategy& employee creating this Q&A. I recently posted the below review on Glassdoor which sums up my thoughts, but happy to take questions. Great potential, tragically horrible execution ###Pro's 1. If you are a favorite of the...

19 Apr 2019

Hello, I've been offered a position at PwC for Technology Risk Consulting (comes under their Risk Assurance Business) and a position at Deloitte for Digital Strategy (comes under Deloitte Digital). In terms of growth opportunities, which of the two would be better if the end goal is to switch to MBB...

27 Apr 2019

Mckinsey recently posted on my school's job board about some new rotational program they're opening up. Does anyone have any insight about what the role is actually about - the description sounds like a lot of jargon. What does any of that description entail about what you'd even be doing on the...

11 Mar 2019

I currently have two different offers for a summer internship, one offer from PwC to intern in their Houston office as a management consulting intern, and the other from Exxon to work as an analyst on their up and coming trading floor. I have experience working on another energy trading floor, and...

19 Oct 2018

I currently have two different offers for a summer internship, one offer from PwC to intern in their Houston office as a management consulting intern, and the other from Exxon to work as an analyst on their up and coming trading floor. I have experience working on another energy trading floor, and...

19 Oct 2018

I just got a Strategy& offer for the Deals Strategy practice. I just wanted to have a general understanding about the trajectory of strategy& and the deals strategy practice. There's a lot of hearsay on forums that its a sinking ship and that employees are incredibly disposable. I just wanted to...

29 Sep 2018

This is my take, and I've included some basic commentary about why I've listed certain firms in certain places. I'm definitely interested in hearing what people think, but before I give the list I offer two disclaimers: 1. This is what I think the landscape CURRENTLY looks like. 5 or 10 years ago I...

17 Feb 2018

Experienced assurance associate in PwC wanting to move toward more forensic technology analysis side. Wonder if anyone here has any experience or takeaways on which company would offer the best career growth in term of prestigious, exit opportunities, relationship building, client base....

16 Dec 2017

Hello everybody, I have an upcoming interview with PwC's corporate finance division. First round is a video interview of two rounds, one behavioral and one case study. The second interview, if the first round goes well, will be in-person, presumably some combination of behavioral, technical, & case...

18 Oct 2017

Hey, so I was interviewed for a position in RAS at PwC Toronto and soon after there was a hiring freeze. Does anyone have experience with hiring freeze at a Big 4? How long can it last?

18 Aug 2017

Hey Guys, So I am looking for a Fall-Winter Internship, and have 2 offers that I can't seem to be able to decide on. Both the offers are for 6 months from September this year to March next. Offer 1: Goldman Sachs, San Francisco. Private Wealth Management Internship Offer 2: PwC, Philadelphia. Risk...

03 Jul 2017

Hi All, I'm hoping for some advice. I'm currently working in technology consulting revolving around SAP. I had previously worked on a global M&A project, and some of the big4 guys reached out and want me to join their M&A practice. My question is what exactly would that look like work wise. It is...

21 Sep 2016

All, I was member within PwC Advisory, was told this week that they are making "strategic layoffs" and was let go the same day. I feel blindsided seeing how all my project reviews were on par or over par. I learned from people that a number of other A, EA, SAs were let go to lower headcount seeing...

21 Feb 2016

Can somebody explain the different groups of Transaction Services: due diligence, accounting advisory, and valuation. Which group do people who previously worked in audit move into? What do they focus on? Do they hire from undergrad? Do you have to have experience? What are exit opportunities for...

23 Feb 2016

WSO, I have an offer from S&T at a BB (JP,GS,MS) and I have an offer from Real Estate Advisory (PwC, Deloitte) Which one is better if I want to do IBD or Consulting full time. These internships are for my Junior year. The S&T gig is in NYC, while the Consulting gig is in Boston. Can anyone help me...

18 Nov 2015

I was wondering if anyone could provide some information on PwC and their corporate finance group. Any information you could provide on any of the offices, the types of interviews, interview questions (how technical), work-life balance comp would be greatly appreciated. Have an interview coming up...

22 Jun 2015

Hello everyone, I am interning with PwC Advisory this summer, within their Tech Consulting department. I was curious when I was assigned to Tech Consulting department, because I really don't have a tech background. Also, I am primarily interest in consulting within the pharma/life sciences industry....

29 May 2015

Hi, I have been offered a job in Deloitte as well as in PwC as a sap consultant. Both are paying almost equal money and the position is same too. Although I have heard a lot about these two, but have never came across with any information regarding their sap practice. Also I know both have their...

02 Apr 2015

Management Consulting is at PwC and HR is at Citi. So I am choosing between a Big 4 Consulting firm vs a Big 4 Bank

21 Feb 2015

I am debating between 2 very great internship. HR Analyst with Citi or Management Consulting internship with PwC. I felt like it was more competitive to get into Citi and I am going to have to work really hard summer at Citi. However, at PwC the atmosphere was a lot different. I really enjoyed the...

20 Feb 2015

Recently got an advisory internship offer in the Big 4. GPA was a 3.5 at time of application. Looks like I will be failing one class (with As in everything else), dropping my GPA to a 3.4. I know the drop isn't as big, but will the F cause them to rescind the offer? I will be retaking it before the...

12 Dec 2014

I recently completed a phone interview with a campus recruiter at PwC. The interview ended quicker than I thought leading me to believe that I might have got rejected. I am not an accounting backgroud so I will not have enough credits to sit for cpa upon my graduation but I'm willing to achieve it...

10 Dec 2014

So I have internship offers from both of these firms in their IT Advisory divisions--IPBR for KPMG and just the general IT Advisory for PwC. I'm leaning towards PwC but pretty stuck on which one I want. They are both in the same city. Here are the pros I thought of for each: KPMG: - More money -...

19 Nov 2014

I'm a Computer Science major, spent the last two summers interning as a software dev, and this summer decided I wanted to try something new. I got an offer PwC for a Tech Advisory Internship and the pay is way below what I expected (I mean I knew consulting pays less than software dev, but I didn't...

06 Nov 2014

I'm a junior and I'm considering the internship opportunity at PwC Data Assurance and Deloitte Data Analytics (under FAS). I'm kind of confused about this two positions. Would someone please help explain what is the responsibility of each position and how they are different from each other? Also,...

22 Oct 2014

Hi, What is your take on this new 5 year scheme offered by PwC (UK)? "On this innovative five-year programme, you'll work in both our Assurance and our Consulting businesses, training to become both an accountant and a management consultant." 3 years audit (ACA). 2 years management consulting. Is it...

05 Sep 2014

Guys I am interviewing for PwC Singapore's M&A Department. Any interview tips?

03 Apr 2014

Hi Everyone So a little background on me first. I'm a first year at a Big 4 in a major market (Chicago, NY) and have been working at my firm for about 5 months now. Late in my college career I had an opportunity to do a consulting project that consisted of designing a launch plan for a major...

24 Jan 2014

What is the reputation of the PwC Deals team, and PwC in general now that they have acquired Booz? Thinking of applying next year, so any other info on the culture/exit opps/reputation etc would be appreciated

14 Jan 2014

Is there any 101 book (or books) that one can read to learn everything on PwC?

31 Oct 2013

Does anybody have an idea how partners at these firms are compensated. I honestly have no idea what salary and other comp is but I think it is more than I had originally imagined. I have a buddy's father whose whole career was spent at a Big 4 firm as an auditor and he was a partner for 20-25 years,...

11 Oct 2013

I was wondering if anyone could comment on the following positions: PwC - WFP Advisory Wells Fargo Abbot Downing - Investment Analyst I am a senior and I am in between these two positions. My goal is M7 MBA school so I guess I am asking which position will better set me up for that? I have great...

31 Oct 2012

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18 Oct 2012

I know the type of work (purchase price allocations, goodwill impairments, stock option valuations) are pretty much the same, but is there any general difference in brand name/compensation between these two groups? Trying to determine which one would be better to start a career at.

03 Oct 2012

Anyone have any insight on PwC's Transactions Services practice, specifically in Washington, D.C. if possible, but any insight would be great. Just wonder what the practice is like in general, is it geared more towards finance, accounting, or a decent weight? Any other information would be greatly...

03 Oct 2012

I have an interview coming up for a Management Consulting internship with PwC. There's not much information in the company research about this specific position, so I was hoping you all could provide some insight. What exactly would I be doing as a management consulting intern? And what types of...

28 Sep 2012