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hey guys, just wondering when and how to apply for the PWC cadetship/ traineeship as I am currently in my 1st year of university and am doing the EY tests tonight, any help would be greatly appreciated :)))
I don't think PwC has actually opened up its applications, however I may be wrong.
 

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i thought so too, but i was looking through the thread and i too thought that they weren't offering one this year but someone pointed out we should email them directly? so totally confused tbh
 

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i thought so too, but i was looking through the thread and i too thought that they weren't offering one this year but someone pointed out we should email them directly? so totally confused tbh
I think the plan is that they'll have people email in applications directly but whether or not that's started I don't know.
 

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So I just finished my video interview with BDO. All the questions were generic interview questions, there weren't many questions asking about my traits tho, it was more geared towards what I knew about auditing and why I want to become one. I did those fairly well but I don't think I sold myself that well on behavioral side.
 

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Presumably there will be a face to face interview after where they can ask the other stuff? Or was your video interview the only stage?
 

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From what I've heard, its online application -> automated interview -> psychometric -> face interview -> offer
 

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From what I've heard, its online application -> automated interview -> psychometric -> face interview -> offer
Out of interest, what were your general thoughts in terms of the format of the automated interview? Do you feel that a phone easier would have been easier/more challenging?
 

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I would feel alot more comfortable with a phone call, theres something about an automated interview that is just too unnatural. I was given time limits for the questions, for example a "tell me about yourself" was 1.5 min, a "did you apply for other firms" was a 1minute and they gave me a few other generic interview questions and the last question gave me 2 minutes to add any additional comments. If i were given a phone interview I rekon I wouldve been alot less nervous and I would be able to give a more well rounded description of myself, i felt like the automated interview limited myself. but thats just me
 

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I would feel alot more comfortable with a phone call, theres something about an automated interview that is just too unnatural. I was given time limits for the questions, for example a "tell me about yourself" was 1.5 min, a "did you apply for other firms" was a 1minute and they gave me a few other generic interview questions and the last question gave me 2 minutes to add any additional comments. If i were given a phone interview I rekon I wouldve been alot less nervous and I would be able to give a more well rounded description of myself, i felt like the automated interview limited myself. but thats just me
I absolutely hated the video interview stage for applications. Its really awkward as you can't assess facial expressions or body language since there's no interviewer.
 

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I absolutely hated the video interview stage for applications. Its really awkward as you can't assess facial expressions or body language since there's no interviewer.
Friends have shared similar feedback - glad I missed out on the video interview stages haha!
 

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I like video interview. Get to read answers from a screen. Its gr8
 

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Can do this with a phone interview also - however the interviewer can usually tell!
Awkward moment when I accepted my mini-phone interview whilst on an excursion at parliament house... Didn't know when they asked "Are you available to talk?" that they wanted to ask me a bunch of questions...
 

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Can do this with a phone interview also - however the interviewer can usually tell!
Nah bro. U gotta be smart about it. Gotta read it with some expression. Try to have a few pauses to make it natural. In video interviews. They usually give some time to prepare before it starts recording, this is where i find my prepared answer. To avoid them seeing me look left to right on the screen as if i was reading, i just simply narrow the margins in to squeeze the text down the middle so im always looking straight.
 

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Apply HSC Rote learning skills to panel interviews.
Pretty much. We all generally know what the questions will be/done our research. For the unexpected questions that's where we wing anyways
 

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Received an email today from EY for the online testing, but I have had no response from other firms that I have applied at. Is this the case for anyone else?
 

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That was the case for my friend.
I received a successful email from BDO and a rejection from HLB.
 
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