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Scholar94:
Thank you so much @ Nena2014. I really appreciate the prayers. But unfortunately, I didn't make it beyond verification this time. It's really so painful but I have to accept the reality and face others in front of me. I hope very soon I'm gonna have much to talk about.

I don't know how to express my feelings in this text. But the truth is I know how you feel currently and am so sorry for PwC love letter, I was once in your shoe. But one thing that sustained me was my desire to continue to strive until I got what I wanted. I have read through some of your post and realized that you are really Smart.
I would advice you continue your good work. Many more opportunities would come and am sure you would get something very better soon.
Just don't give up.

Scholar94:
Good. You see why they might take as much as they did last year. Yea, we just hope for the best. The prayer is just that irrespective of the no they are taking, I just have to be make it this year

Wow, I thought you currently work in PwC. You seem to have a lot of Knowledge about the firm and that's commendable. May God answer your prayers to Come in this year.

thelastgenius:
Take a chill pill man.

It would have been shared publicly if it was meant for public consumption.

Abi ooo. I just dey Sidon dey watch. My prayer is that 2015 case should not repeat itself in 2020.
@Bambella, if you cherish the person that sent that attachment to you, you wouldn't have posted it. Ok, maybe you don't know, I can tell you.
I can understand that you posted it ignorantly but now that you know, that info is not for public view. So posting it here can cost the job of the person that sent it to you.
Chikena

BamBella:
Mails would start dropping any moment from now.

See the schedule of activities below for more information��

Hi, I have tried my best in not commenting this year. But I decided to comment now because something is about to go wrong. Please dear, I recognise that attachment and I still remember that it is not for public view. So I advice that you take down that attachment for the safety of you and the person that sent it to you.
Best Regards

IIWWM:
For the sake of posterity, I'll talk about my experience here.

Well first of all, my interview was scheduled for 8.30am but we didn't start till about several minutes past 10am and that was with the group discussion. We were split into two groups, five persons in each group in separate rooms and different panels.

So basically the group discussion is a time to work "together" with your colleagues, communicate and contribute valid points while being time conscious. One of us volunteered to moderate, and then he asked for further volunteers as timekeeper, note taker and presenter. After the group discussion, we were all re-directed to the waiting room and were invited in turns for the panel interview (the interview is in order of arrival so if you want to leave early, get there earlier than others).

The interview is more like a chat, but trust me its the most important because although you have to be comfortable, you have to demonstrate key competencies they're looking for. Don't go and goof in the name of being comfortable.

Basically you should expect questions like Tell me about yourself, what would you have done differently during your group discussion, how did others perform, and why PwC or assurance or tax or advisory or whatever unit you've applied for. Your replies from then determines the questions that'll follow, behavioral questions mostly. So the catch is just to be honest because they can pick something you've said and ask you to elaborate.

Other questions include:
Tell us about a time you had to complete a project within a short time
Tell us how you've improved your technical skills
What certifications do you have
Tell us how engineering has prepared you for a role in PwC
How do you stay abreast with information and tell us one local and one foreign news
Tell us how you handled your suggestion in a group that met resistance
Tell us how you contributed to the success of a project
How important is communication to you in your work environment
Tell us how you've used your communication skills in your job roles (because I'm currently working)
Tell us about a time you added value to your team
Do you have any questions for us.

An interview duration lasts for 30 - 40 minutes on average.

I wish you all the best!

Ps: I hope I've been direct in my explanations but if you have any questions please ask here as I hardly check PMs sent via emails.

Thanks for sharing. I wish you success.

ChikezieUche:
Hp 12c financial calculator right? Is it something one would need to learn to use before the test?

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Alaba International Market type of calculator . It is not the scientific calculator we all know. Its just a +,-,/,* type of calculator which is just fine.

ChikezieUche:
I mailed pwc and the HR guy told me we're not required to come with a calculator. They said if one is necessary, they would provide for us.

Yea, You would be given a Calculator.

Trinaxx:
Hi guys, thanks for your contributions so far.

Please, are we to expect a test of similar difficulty level or a notch higher?

A notch Higher basically because of the time constraint. So you need to learn about how to manage time, it could help.

soul95:
Please I got a success mail. However part of the requirements for the verification test invite is a NYSC discharge certificate. I don't have that yet as I am due to complete NYSC by July this year.
I want to know if that would be an issue..I live quite far from Lagos and I would not want to be disappointed.
Thank you.

Hi, congrats on your success mail. You still serving is no issue at all, you can still do the verification. On the day of your verification, just tell them that you are still serving and that your pop would be by july. you will be allowed to do the verification and other stages.
It did not hinder my friend last year. In fact he got his offer letter on his POP day.

theoptimist298:
Dont worry urself about salary. Every year u get promoted and ur salary increases. In a year u would be earning above what majority of companies pay at your level except oil companies. That 180k or more is just a disguise. Before u know, it jumps to 250k, 300k, etc. Salary would be the least of ur worries when u get the job. U wont even have the time to spend it. Alert would come in and u would feel nothing due to pressure. Here are a list of some pressures u will and must deal with as long as u get the job.

Pressure to be a high flyer, pressure to reconcile how u see/saw urself before the job versus how colleagues see u, pressure from the bullies, pressure to meet deadline, pressure to learn the work, pressure from pple being rude and talking down to u, pressure from people who are ur age mates or younger but are ur superiors and are bossing u around like ur dad, pressure to fit in, pressure to fill time sheet ( u must account for how u spend ur 8 hours everyday), pressure from traffic, pressure to look sharp always even when tired, pressure to work in teams with people u may not like, pressure to remain in touch with family and friends, pressure from feedback on the job, pressure from passing professional exams because everyone including ur managers and partners would ask u when result comes out, etc lmao

wow,

theoptimist298:
Lol. If only u know how many people u automatically rejected with ur initial comment about age. I don’t expect any firm’s HR to own up here, all i’m saying is, be one before u make a comment which could imply that certain persons are not qualified to apply. What applied last year may not always apply this year especially where there appears to be a bit of info suggesting this. No age cap was stated in the advert as against previous years. I’d wager my last card on the fact that even if youre an employee and u dont make an extra effort to be aware (which i doubt u would have to time to do), you wouldn't be privy to current recruitment criteria as you would be too busy trying to check if TB ties with FS and such and such. I’d be happy to hear your thoughts on this lol.

who is this one self.

ednut1:
So after reading 2014 to 2017 threads. U want whatsapp . So that future aspirants can read info tjat might become obsolete ba

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it is very disheartening to note that many people do not think about the long term effect of the decision they make. if it does not affect them directly, it can affect them in other ways. Just imagine how the next applicant will feel when they notice that the previous set did not put them into consideration in the decision they took, and just imagine if your friend or a member of your family is in the next set. @ednut and Therealadonye, just know that you guys did your best in helping our generation and you showed us love and am sure that you can gain comfort over that fact. But majority of our generation does not want to reciprocate that love.

For those guys that carries whatsapp on their head, think about what will happen if anything happens to your phone, how can you reference the information on whatsapp in a week time, not to talk about a month or a year time? where will your colleagues who does not have whatsapp enabled phones reference to?.

LETS BE EMPATHETIC.
Thank me later

datascience:
Smiles, body dey sweet you. I wouldn't know what brought this plenty talk, but its fine. That you are a graduate trainee of last year does not make you God over all knowledge

Mr I to know that complains about everything, read and read well. The long epistle I wrote is not for you but for others to be alert and refute your negativity. Who is talking about knowledge here.

datascience:
First its not about degree. Its about age.
Someone said the max age is 26. That regret mail is sent immediately. I tried explaining that it is not always so because someone was passed that age and did not get such.

Secondly, "foolish" is not referred to anyone but to the persistent effort of the individual being quoted trying to be sarcastic.

Wish all well. You are all correct!

Failure most times comes as a result of being surrounded with pessimistic, I to know, and ignorant individuals. One can also fail when he refuses to adhere to instruction.
why am I saying all this? Well, I can remember this datascience and his negativity so well. He actually loves Pwc that's why he is present on this page. However, he is so negative and a concentrated pessimist. I can never forget how he almost gave me BP last year.
So please guys run away from him and his frivolous arguments,he is actually a distraction. Concentrate on the recruitment process and be positive, THE SKY WOULD BE YOUR STARTING POINT.

frapzkid:
hi guys am finishing service by July , should i still apply.

Yeah, apply, and give it your best shot.

NaMzZy:
Congratulations nena2014 I'm particularly happy for you and everyone else who made it in and even those who didn't, its a stepping stone.

I tried mailing you o... buzz me let's go and "wash it" like someone said earlier

Wow,congrats dear.

See en the sight of a rejection mail is so heartbreaking, so many questions will start ringing in your brain. In my case en a woman teased me at my back telling me to defend my result,i was shattered. But I just decided to stand up, clean my tears and continue moving. The only thing needed was that fighting spirit. I really felt bad about your regret mail, but the experience is worthwhile,like I said, things happens for a reason.

Be the way, I have replied your mail. Let's chat

tunemike:
hello nena...please can you share the book with me?
olaleyeomotunde@gmail.com. I need it. Thanks.

Am so sorry dear. I don't have it anymore.

mikeayus:
congrats dear... I just sent u a pm

I have replied

Jesusgirl92:
wow! Congratulations nena2014. I just saw this... I'm so happy for you... You finally got what you wanted. A BIG one at that ... I bless God on your behalf. This is just the beginning of greater testimonies... Shine on dear... Coman wash it for me biko

Thanks girl.

Good evening all, I got the invite, but am not writing it. Well I was in the process last year and the questions are logical based test. I would advise you download Lsat past questions. I used it for the online test last year.
If you pass this online test, you will be invited by dragnet to any location of their choice to do an aptitude test. The aptitude test comprises of:
Quantitative, verbal and abstract reasoning.
Cheers

Samkeniyy:
Congratulations dear. As e dey hot. Leave this place for others eh. You should be more active in Romance section.

Bring my insurance documents come my office. Come with enough money because we go enter Lafrik for VI. I wan chop Pounded Yam and Efo RIRO. All on you. Good bye to Marketing. Welcome to the league of Professionals. I'm so happy for you.

For Others. Don't give up. Don't settle for less. Fight hard and remain positive.

This guy Sha.

Samkeniyy:
As for you. It is high time we send you for vacation out of Nairaland, na only you waka come,
You must get this PwC, So we can rest.

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Thanks sam.
I will like to share my job search experience, perhaps someone could learn from it in the future.
My journey on job search taught me a lot of things about life. I started my job search around June 2016 and since then I have been getting rejections upon rejections. The funny thing is that I get to interview stages and most times the final stage.
Aptitude tests was not the problem, I scaled through all the aptitude tests, excluding the pwc online test last year, so what's the problem? I got a very serious blow from a firm I treasured soo much precisely August 31st 2017,at that point I told myself that I won't give up. i started thinking seriously and I realized my problem, it was the interviews and I decided to work on myself. That was when I came across jarus hub materials. I sincerely wanted to attend the mock interview but I couldn't afford it. And then a friend gave me one of jarushub book titled ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND, which I used for my interview and it worked.
Firstly I acknowledge my heavenly father for his love, my parent and siblings for their words of encouragement .
Thanks to my friends, especially friends I met on naira Land who were willing to help me not minding who I am. Therealadonye, samkeniyy, gnen, larochelle, revson, trvc, ascapella, Vivian Ike, datjobhunter, your assistance will never be forgotten by me.
Finallllllllllllly my job search has come to an end!!!.
After two attempts in pwc.

To those who couldn't make it, I perfectly understands how you feel right now, but please don't give up. There is a reason for everything.

thelastgenius:
Congratulations nena!!! Was rooting for you

Awwwwwwwwn, my secret admirer.
Thanks.

Yes

ascapella:
So from next week, the real anticipation begins. Every mail that hits your personal mailbox might send chills down your veins. It’s worse for those who interviewed in May, we have all played back our interview process in our heads almost a thousand times already.

July is here already

June is almost coming to an end, still no response from diamond bank.

Indescribable18:
I have never replayed any interview in my head as much as I have for this. I even see it in my dream.....

Same here ooo. Let's just hope for the best.

Adheir:
You could use the last day of their interviews then to factor in how long it cud take before mails are sent

I also noticed 3wks after the last interview for previous years. But for 2015 and 2017, it was different.

Omoyennimie:
Lol. Oya make it interesting biko

The quietness makes the environment tensed

Btw, When are we expecting to get a feedback in July?

From previous trends, it appears middle or towards the end of July

Someone should prove this assumption wrong o

Waiting isn't easy

Based on the trend analysis,
Year2013-success mail, july 9
Year 2014-***
Year2015- June 23.
Year2016-July 11
Year2017-july 24.
Year 2018-
Am not proving wrong or correct. I prefer sitting on the fence. I pray it comes soonest

This forum is too dry for my liking
Ah ah kilode