{"id":3157,"date":"2022-03-23T10:22:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2022-03-23T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:25:02","slug":"graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Economist opportunity at PwC: Information event 24th March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">As a Graduate Economic Consultant at PwC, you&#8217;ll advise businesses in the public and private sectors and provide insights and evidence to help inform their business decisions. With the April deadline fast approaching, apply now to join this winter.<\/p>\n<h2>If you&#8217;d like to find out more about the role, join us at our Spotlight On Economic Consulting event on 24th March.<br \/>\nBook your place <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeqoOVxHLebTtFdazWmuu2PqsVOp5aDXRvDeEkT_ygLTKfqdA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 24px\">Graduate , Economic Consulting, London, Winter 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\">\n<p><a class=\"fusion-button button-default fusion-button-default-size apply-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.applytracking.com\/tp\/rj6-jn8h6-J-K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Graduate , Economic Consulting, London, Winter 2023 Apply\">Apply Now &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"jd-Description\" data-field=\"Description\">\n<p>Our Consulting practice is focused on results, supporting our clients in solving important problems so that they can transform their business. We use our understanding of how business works and a knowledge of how the right technology in the right place can create competitive advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Our clients\u2019 needs are what lead our thinking and drive our ambition. Our goal is to be our clients first choice on the issues that matter most because we deliver outcomes that matter. Clients might want us to help them manage disruption and transform their business to adapt in an ever changing world, or draw up a sustainability strategy that aligns their commercial objectives with broader environmental and social concerns.<\/p>\n<p>We work with clients across the Financial Services, Government and Health Industries and the Private Sector and include household names from Government Departments, NHS Trusts, retailers, banks, multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get to work closely with the best in industry, finance and Government in the UK and collaborate with clients and colleagues globally, bringing fresh insights and motivation to the problems they face.<\/p>\n<div><b>Economics Consulting<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In Economics Consulting you\u2019ll advise high\u2011profile clients in the public and private sectors, providing economic insights and evidence to help inform their business decisions and shape their organisations. Our work addresses the most complex business and policy issues facing our clients, whether it\u2019s navigating competition and commercial disputes; shaping efficient and competitive markets; providing macroeconomic forecasts; or appraising, framing and delivering big investments.<\/p>\n<p><b>Programme<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our graduate training programme is underpinned by a development framework that broadens and deepens your knowledge. You&#8217;ll learn from hands-on coaching and an outstanding variety of work, picking up business, personal and technical skills you can use across the network, and throughout your career.<\/p>\n<p><b>What you\u2019ll do<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As a graduate economist you\u2019ll be able to work across nine key areas, including regulatory economics, impact assessment, macroeconomics, pricing economics, behavioural economics, financial economics, econometric modelling, competition economics and sport economics.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll typically find yourself in teams anywhere from 2 to 15 or more people, often with PwC teams from other parts of consulting, lines of service, and even other countries. You\u2019ll undertake cutting-edge economic analysis whilst engaging with executives from the world\u2019s top organisations, learning how to present and communicate your findings with impact. You will also have the opportunity to work on public thought leadership pieces that focus on topics as diverse as quantifying the impact of increasing female participation in the workforce to assessing the possible future role of drones on the UK economy. Our work is regularly featured in national newspapers and on the news.<\/p>\n<p>Most of your work will be London based, largely at the More London office, but occasionally also at client offices. There may also be opportunity for travel, both within the UK and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll monitor your development so you know how you&#8217;re doing. Throughout your graduate programme you&#8217;ll be given guidance and support to help you be ready for the next step in your career.<\/p>\n<p><b>What you\u2019ll gain<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll help you learn and improve every day with hands-on coaching, a dedicated mentoring scheme, regular \u2018lunch and learn\u2019 sessions, and seminars with academic and client speakers to build your technical economics understanding alongside core consulting skills. We also provide opportunities for formal training in technical economics (such as machine learning, econometrics, business case appraisal, and the CFA programme), new technologies (such as Alteryx and Tableau), and general consulting skills (such as writing and presenting with impact).<\/p>\n<p><b>What you\u2019ll need<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to have, or be on course for, a 2.1 degree or above in an Economics related subject. We determine whether you&#8217;re on course for a 2.1 based on the grades you achieved in your last completed year of academic study.<\/p>\n<p><b>Joining Dates<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We will have two intakes across the Winter season (Nov \u2013 Jan).<\/p>\n<p><b>When to apply<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The deadline for applications is 3rd April 2022<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for online assessments is 4th April 2022<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll let you know the outcome of your application on 12th April 2022<\/p>\n<p>The deadline to complete the video interview is 21st April 2022<\/p>\n<p>Assessment centres will take place on 11th \u2013 13th Mary<\/p>\n<p>Final stage interviews will take place week commencing 16th May<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/en\/careers\/blogs.html\">Our people<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/en\/careers\/student-careers\/traininglearningdevelopment.html\">Training and development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/careers\/student-careers\/undergraduate-graduate-careers\/ourevents.html\">Our events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do you need a work permit?<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business and some points you should note on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/careers\/student-careers\/apply\/work-permit.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Office\u2019s eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the \u2018Important information\u2019 section of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/careers\/student-careers\/apply\/work-permit.html\">work permit page on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deal<\/strong><br \/>\nWe want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have \u2018The Deal\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/careers\/about-us\/the-new-deal.html\">https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/careers\/about-us\/the-new-deal.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity<\/strong><br \/>\nValuing Difference. Driving Inclusion<\/p>\n<p>We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.co.uk\/en\/careers\/about-us\/diversity.html\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0here about our work to support an inclusive culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/&amp;t=Graduate Economist opportunity at PwC: Information event 24th March' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Graduate Economist opportunity at PwC: Information event 24th March%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/&amp;title=Graduate Economist opportunity at PwC: Information event 24th March' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/&amp;title=Graduate Economist opportunity at PwC: Information event 24th March' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Graduate Economic Consultant at PwC, you&#8217;ll advise businesses in the public and private sectors and provide insights and evidence to help inform their &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/03\/23\/graduate-opportunity-economic-consulting-pwc-spotlight-event-24th-march\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75552,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[141095],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3157"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3169,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions\/3169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}