Uptree

Placement details

Overview:

• You currently need to be in Year 11 in England and Wales, Year 12 in Northern Ireland or S4 in Scotland.
• Predicted at least five GCSEs (including English and Maths) at Grade 4 or above (or five N5 qualifications at Grade C or above).
• This is programme is open to all eligible students across the United Kingdom.

About the opportunity:

PwC's Virtual Insight Programme is an opportunity to gain valuable skills and explore your career interests and options with PwC in accounting, business and technology.

On the Virtual Insight Programme, you’ll experience PwC's different business areas through interactive sessions and innovative technology. You’ll hear directly from their people, including current and past students of our School and College Leaver programmes. You’ll discover what they do at PwC and have the opportunity to try out typical tasks from some of PwC's business areas. You can also take part in a variety of skills sessions to equip you with the tools and knowledge to help you succeed with a future application to PwC and beyond.

The programme will run virtually across three days. For the optimum experience, you’ll need a laptop or computer and internet connection to join the online sessions, but many sessions will also be accessible via a smartphone. If you don’t have a personal laptop or you’re worried about your internet connection, please still apply to the programme, and they may be able to provide support with access to the necessary equipment. PwC will be contacting all successful applicants regarding what support may be available after they've confirmed offers for the programme.

About the company:

PwC is a professional services firm. Their purpose is to solve important problems and build trust in society. They help their clients solve business-related problems through the use of their people who are experts in a range of fields such as audit, consulting, tax, deals, legal, risk and operate. They work with clients in a huge variation of industries from retail to financial services, manufacturing to oil and gas, and clients of all sizes. 

Next steps:

You’ll have to be quick, this is your last chance to apply to this year’s programme, so find out more and apply here.