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PwC Summer Internship & Flying Start
Quick answer
PwC's summer internships (and Flying Start degree programmes) are a major route into its graduate schemes — most interns receive graduate offers. Selection matches the graduate process: application, online assessments, and an assessment day. Interns do real client work across audit, tax, consulting and deals.
About the PwC Summer Internship & Flying Start
PwC uses internships as an early talent pipeline with high conversion rates. The same PwC Professional framework applies, and interns who perform typically skip reapplying for the graduate scheme.
Eligibility & entry requirements
The application & selection process
| Stage | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Online application | Application and service-line choice. |
| Online assessments | Game-based and behavioural assessments. |
| Assessment day | Exercises and interview. |
| Internship → offer | Several weeks of client work; strong interns convert to graduate offers. |
Likely PwC interview questions
- 1Why PwC, and why this service line?
- 2Tell me about working in a team.
- 3How do you stay commercially aware?
- 4Describe a time you learned quickly.
- 5What do you expect the day-to-day to be?
How to get the internship (and convert it)
- Apply in autumn — internships fill before grad schemes.
- Learn the PwC Professional framework.
- Bring commercial awareness.
- Treat the internship as a long interview.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming internships are less competitive (they're more).
- Generic motivation.
- No commercial examples.
- Coasting on placement.
Application deadlines
Applications open in autumn and close once full — internships typically fill earlier than graduate roles.
Pay & benefits
PwC interns are paid pro-rata graduate salaries — competitive weekly pay plus the high likelihood of a graduate offer.
Frequently asked questions
Do PwC internships convert to graduate offers?
Very often — internships are PwC's early pipeline, and strong performers typically receive graduate offers without reapplying.
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