PwC Hiring for Strategy& Black Talent (Graduate Pathway), London, 2022 Job at London, England Full Time

PwC’s Strategy& team is a market-leading consulting practice consisting of approximately 400 consultants in London, and also benefits from the broad expertise and international reach of the wider PwC and Strategy& networks. Strategy& can offer you a career with diverse and challenging assignments – our teams work with a wide variety of UK, European and Global corporate clients (from large consumer goods companies, online retailers, start-ups and FinTechs to charities, government departments and the public sector) and investors (private equity and investment funds). We deliver a mix of strategy consulting projects, addressing key CEO questions on issues such as growth strategy, market entry, mergers and acquisitions and value creation. We evaluate each company’s unique proposition and market positioning, identifying both innovative opportunities for growth and risk areas that need to be addressed.

What You’ll Do

During the insight day, we will provide hints and tips on how to showcase your skills and experiences on your CV, how to write effective and relevant cover letters and begin to build your commercial awareness. There will also be a dedicated case study workshop based on a project that the Strategy& team has recently completed, allowing you the opportunity to practise in a friendly, open and supportive environment. Throughout the day there are many opportunities to ask questions and network with the team.

At a later date, attendees will then have the opportunity to join us in our London office for a networking evening, where you will meet our team in-person. They will speak candidly about strategy consulting and our firm, and answer any questions you may have.

Programme

The Strategy& Black Talent Programme is a supported recruitment pathway, where you will meet and learn from our inspiring Black leaders. They will share their career journeys with you and explain why we are passionate about racial diversity, so that you can find out what a future career with us in strategy consulting could look like. You’ll have the opportunity to attend a virtual insight day followed by an (optional) in-person networking event hosted in our London office.

Black talent is currently underrepresented in our industry and recent stats have shown that there are only 11 Black equity partners across the largest four accountancy firms in the UK, with over 50% of whom are partners at PwC. We know we have more work to do in reaching Black students and encouraging them to explore opportunities at PwC. We hope this programme will help pave the way to a more diverse workplace.

What You’ll Need
To be eligible for this programme, you’ll need to be:

• Entering your final year of undergraduate/postgraduate study this Autumn or Be a recent graduate who is able to start a full-time Associate role in January 2023 / April 2023 / June 2023 or September 2023
• Be on track for / have achieved a 2.1 in your undergraduate degree
• Have the right visa eligibility to start a graduate programme in January 2023 / April 2023 / June 2023 or September 2023
• Be available to attend a virtual insight day on Friday 7th October 2022

What You’ll Gain

After attending the insight day and networking event , there will be an opportunity to continue your application to a full-time Associate role within the Strategy& team. If your application is successful, you will be invited to take part in our assessment days. Participants will also be allocated a buddy to offer help and support throughout the process.

Please note that you will not be assessed on the insight day or at the networking event.

When to Apply

• Please submit your application by Friday 2 September 2022 (this includes a CV, Cover Letter)

• Deadline to complete the Game Based Assessment is Sunday 4th September 2022

• Decisions will be communicated to applicants by Friday 16 September 2022

• The Black Talent insight day is scheduled to take place on Friday 7 October 2022, with the optional networking evening on Tuesday 11 October 2022

• If you wish to proceed with an application for our full-time Associate role, you’ll be invited to resubmit your revised CV and Cover Letter

• If successful, you will be invited to take part in our assessment days

• The first round of assessment days are currently scheduled for w/c 21 November 2022, with the final rounds w/c 28 November 2022 or w/c 5 December 2022 (please note these dates are not yet finalised and may be subject to change)

• Formal full-time Associate role offers will be made on the day of your final round interview

Work Permit

Please take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business and some points you should note on our website.

Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Office’s eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the ‘Important information’ section of the work permit page on our website.

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Do you need a work permit?
Please take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business and some points you should note on our website.

Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Office’s eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the ‘Important information’ section of the work permit page on our website.

The Deal
We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have ‘The Deal’.

Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html

Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.