Melbourne Business Placement Year
If you are in your second last year of university and are interested in taking a break from university studies for a year or are required to complete a professional placement to fulfil the requirements of your degree, the PwC Melbourne Business Placement Year provides you with a fantastic opportunity start your career early.
Depending on your degree, you can choose between two summer vacation programs. Both provide a fantastic opportunity to kick start your career before you leave university.
Applications for our Business Placement Year open in Semester 1 and will close as soon as all positions are filled, so it's more important than every to apply early.
About the program
The Melbourne Business Placement Year offers exciting opportunities in our Assurance business area. The Business Placement Year runs for 12 to 15 months before the commencement of your final year at university. During this time you'll be exposed to real client work, training programs, social and sporting activities and most importantly, our people. You will be given the opportunity to build strong relationships and develop your professional skills while receiving a full year of practical work experience.
In addition to making many great new friends, you'll gain a sound understanding of the work that we do and our working environment. If you're one of the students that receive an offer of graduate employment, you'll be well placed to make an informed decision about your graduate career.
Selection process
We know that it's not just about PwC choosing you, but also you choosing us. That's why we provide numerous opportunities for you to meet us and obtain all the information you need to make an informed career decision.
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Careers fairs and PwC information events provide you with the opportunity to meet PwC staff to find out more about the firm. We will be
visiting a university campus near you soon.
Our selection process may differ slightly from office to office, but it generally follows in this order:
- Online application form - The online application form provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your balance of academic and work achievements, written communication skills, enthusiasm, maturity, commitment to a career at PwC and interests beyond your school and university studies. View tips on how to apply, or for detailed information on what competencies we will be assessing.
- Online testing and personality questionnaire - After we've reviewed your online application, we may contact you and ask that you complete some online ability tests. The tests typically take 30 - 45 minutes to complete and your results are verified when you visit us to attend your first round interview.
Later in the recruitment process you may be asked to complete a Personality Questionnaire. This assesses how you like to work. There are no right or wrong answers in behavioural style, although some behaviours may be more or less appropriate to certain situations.
All online tests must be completed before you visit us for the next stage of the process, which typically provides you with a 24 - 48 hour window to complete the tests.
For more information about the assessments used, including practice tests and example questions, refer to www.shldirect.com.
- Telephone interview - The telephone interview is a conversation with a PwC staff member which gives you an opportunity to learn more about the program you have applied for as well as giving us the opportunity to learn more about you and your motivations.
This discussion is typically a 'behavioural based' interview and is just as important as a face-to-face interview.
- Assessment centre / face-to-face interviews - Depending on your location, you may be asked to attend a short one-on-one interview or an assessment centre.
The one-to-one interview will focus on your interests, experiences and your motivations. This is a 'behavioural based' interview and it provides you with an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about working with us.
An assessment centre helps us to see how you work with teams of people Be prepared to actively participate on the day. Group activities and written tasks are typically used to assess a number of core competencies.
- Offer - Congratulations on your successful performance throughout the selection process. We hope this step is the start of a rewarding career journey at PwC.
View some tips and hints on succeeding at each stage of the selection process.
Eligibility Criteria
To secure your future with PwC you need to apply early.
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You can apply for the
Business Placement Year if you are:
- an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or hold Permanent Residency,
- in your second last year of a Business, Commerce, Engineering or IT degree, preferably with an Accounting major, and have the flexibility to take a gap year off your studies to complete a Business Placement, and
- available to commence employment between 1 December 2010 and 31 January 2011.
We will start interviewing candidates for our Business Placement Year as soon as applications open, so to save disappointment, please submit your application early.
By applying online, you'll be taking the first step towards a rewarding career at PwC. We've also provided tips to help you optimise your application.
