PwC

Summer Internship Programme 2012

It’s the experience that stays with you.

Get a unique insight into the world of professional services. Make the most of your drive and initiative on our tailored twelve week programme. You’ll develop valuable business skills, discover where your strengths and interests lie, and gain the kind of industry experience that will boost your employability and could open all sorts of doors for you. You’ll also find out what makes us so good at what we do: measuring, protecting and enhancing what matters most to our clients. Opportunities are based in Dublin and are open to students from all degree disciplines. Be part of something special and start exploring the possibilities ahead.

Programme details

The decisions you make about your career are some of the toughest. Base them on knowledge, not just instinct. Obtain direct experience of our business, the leading professional services firm in Ireland and the World, by taking part in our Summer Internship Programme. You’ll boost your commercial awareness, interpersonal skills and self confidence. You’ll also develop a genuine understanding of what we do and how we do it. More importantly, you’ll discover whether PwC, and the type of work you could take on with us, is right for you.

The programme will:

• give you a thorough insight into our profession;
• give you personal experience of PwC’s culture and what a career with us would be like;
• provide you with the opportunity to work with real clients ranging from global players to successful local indigenous organisations;
• allow you to benefit from a blended learning programme involving exposure to our clients industries and markets combined with the development of your own communication, business and team-working skills.

About you

What Summer Internship opportunities are available?

PwC’s internships are tailored to give our Summer Interns the appropriate experience to make informed career decisions. During this tailored twelve-week programme your time is split between our Assurance and Tax practices or you can choose to specialise in our Advisory practice in Risk Assurance Solutions (RAS) or Consulting. All positions will be based in our Dublin office at Spencer Dock.

Who are the Joint Assurance and Tax and Risk Assurance Solutions (RAS) Summer Internship programmes for?

If you’re in the penultimate year of your undergraduate degree or are in second year of a four year degree where a Co Op placement/Erasmus is mandatory in third year, then you have the opportunity to join our internship programme. It doesn't matter what your undergraduate degree is - PwC welcomes students from all degree disciplines.

Who is the Consulting Summer Internship programme for?

This programme is only for students who are currently completing a Masters programme and who will graduate from their Masters in 2012.

What we look for

We are looking for the most talented students – outstanding academic achievers who aspire to a first class honours degree and have obtained at least a 2.1 degree to date. You’ll need to be able to show us how you’ve used your initiative and team working skills prior to, and during university, along with your creativity, sense of responsibility and commercial awareness. We'll expect you to have done your research on PwC and to understand the business environment in which we operate.

What You’ll Gain

Our Summer Interns work in much the same way as the graduates who join our Graduate programme. You will be exposed to a wide range of work and clients. You will be expected to make a valuable contribution throughout your time with us.

If that sounds daunting, don't worry, you won't be thrown in at the deep end straight away. Your programme will start with an in-depth induction training programme where you will meet all the other interns joining us. This induction programme will give you all the skills you'll need to fulfil your responsibilities.

It will prove a steep learning curve and you may feel stretched at times but we will provide all the support you need. For instance, you’ll have a 'buddy' to answer your questions and you will receive regular feedback on your performance.

Most importantly, our Summer Internship Programme is designed to give you a real-life view of what a graduate career with PwC would be like. You'll be able to experience firsthand if this is the career for you. Beyond this, our aim is to raise your commercial awareness and your interpersonal skills to new levels. By experiencing life inside Ireland’s and the World’s leading professional services firm, you will develop many new skills and qualities that will be valuable for your future career.

For PwC it allows us to identify future graduates who have the intellectual curiosity and appetite to pursue a business career with us.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 23 February 2012. For further information and to apply on-line please visit www.pwc.com/ie