Women in Business (First Year), Strategy&, London, 2019

Job description

Women in business
Aiming for the top? Our Women in business programme will give you an insight into what it takes to make it there in a firm like ours. At PwC, we're proud to have a high number of females in leadership positions. Enjoy this unique opportunity to spend time with these successful women who'll demonstrate the variety of opportunities available to you. 

During this 3 or 5 day long paid placement depending on the location you choose, you'll shadow one of our female leaders within your chosen business area to:

·  attend meetings
·  work with external clients and internal teams
·  undertake research and complete small tasks
·  You may also have the opportunity to shadow some of our graduate joiners to find out more about their experiences at PwC

Aimed primarily at women seeking an experience in professional services to get an insight into the opportunities at PwC. You'll need a good academic record and we'll expect you to demonstrate how you've used your initiative and team-working skills. You should also have done plenty of research into the area of PwC you'd like to join. We strongly advise you to apply for the business area and office that interests you the most as any subsequent offers will be made for this area only. 

Consulting
You’ll get to work closely with the best in industry, finance and government in the UK and abroad, bringing fresh insights and motivation to the problems they face. Our clients might want us to help them enter new markets; address the challenges created by organisational change; or draw up a sustainability strategy that aligns their commercial objectives with broader environmental and social concerns.  

Shadowing days
The date of your placement will be dictated by the availability of the leader and your recruiter will share with you the available dates when you are offered a place.  
The start date you've chosen to apply to will determine when your placement will take place:
Spring - your placement will take place during the Easter holidays
Summer - your placement will take place during the Summer holidays
Winter - your placement will take place during the Christmas holidays 

What you need to get in
You’ll need to be on course for a 2.1 degree or above in any subject
When to apply
·  The deadline for applications is 11.00pm on 18 December 2018
·  The deadline for online assessments is 19 December 2018
·  If you've been successful we'll invite you to complete a video interview on 21 December and you'll need to complete it by 4 January 2019
·  We’ll let you know if you have been invited to assessment centre on 23 January 2019