PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is one of the world's largest professional services company, formed in 1998 from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.
The firm employs 17,000 people in the UK and has about 800 UK partners.

PwC has four main lines of service:

• Assurance (audit)
• Tax
• Advisory
• Internal Firm Services (IFS)

Approximately 50% of the firm's revenue comes from assurance.

Graduate Schemes Available

PwC hires approximately 1,200 graduates each year. Areas that students and graduates can apply to join are:

• Assurance (audit)
• Tax
• Advisory
• Consulting
• Actuarial

For entry onto a graduate scheme at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a minimum of a 2.1 in any degree specialism is required, for most schemes.

Work permit students can apply to PwC, but places are limited so early application is advised.

Academic Requirements

PwC require a 2.1 degree in any subject area.
Applicants also need to meet the minimum number of UCAS points / tariff (A-Levels) for the area they have applied to:

• For Assurance and Tax - 280 points (equivalent to BBC)
• For Advisory and Strategy - 340 points (equivalent to AAB)
• For Actuarial - 320 points (equivalent to ABB)

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