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The aim of the pathways is to foster Black undergraduate talent. Black talent is currently underrepresented in our industry.

34% of PwC’s 2021 intake were from a minority ethnic group compared to the 25% ethnic minority students at UK Universities. However, only 2% of our graduates were Black compared to 4% of Black students in the UK university population eligible for our programmes.

So we know we have more work to do in reaching Black students and encouraging them to explore opportunities at PwC.

Strategy& Black Talent is a supported recruitment pathway, where you’ll meet and learn from the Strategy& team and find out what a future career with us in strategy consulting could look like. The pathway boasts a virtual insight day followed by an (optional) in-person networking event hosted in our London office.

After attending the insight day and (optionally) the networking evening, attendees will be offered the chance to resubmit parts of their application to continue through to the later stages of our Graduate Associate or Summer Internship recruitment process. Please note that you'll not be assessed during the insight day or at the networking event.

Applications for Strategy& Black Talent are now closed.

What will the pathways involve?
Eligibility
What's next
Key information to include on your CV
Key information to include on your cover letter
Online tests

What will the pathways involve?

During the virtual insight day, you’ll meet and learn from our inspiring people and find out what a future career with us in strategy consulting could look like. We’ll teach you how to showcase your skills and experience on your CV, write effective and relevant cover letters and build your commercial awareness. There will also be a dedicated case study workshop based on a project that the Strategy& team has recently completed, giving you the opportunity to practise in a friendly, open and supportive environment. Throughout the day you’ll hear from Strategy& employees at various stages of their career, from Associates right through to our Partners, and there will be many opportunities to ask them questions.

At a later date, attendees will have the opportunity to join us in our London office for a networking evening, where you’ll meet our team in-person. They will speak candidly about strategy consulting and PwC, and answer any more questions you may have. After this, candidates who are offered a place at an assessment day will be assigned a Strategy& buddy, to provide advice and support throughout the process.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Internship pathway, you’ll need to:

be entering your penultimate year of study or entering your final year of study with a one year postgraduate degree place confirmed starting autumn 2023,
have achieved or be on track to pass an undergraduate degree or above in any subject,
have the right visa eligibility to for an internship in the summer of 2024, and to start a graduate programme in autumn 2025 or spring 2026,
available to attend a virtual insight day on Friday 6 October 2023.

To be eligible for the Graduate (Associate) pathway:

you’ll need to be entering your final year of undergraduate/postgraduate study this autumn, or be a recent graduate who is able to start a full-time Associate role in autumn 2024 or spring 2025,
have achieved or be on track to pass an undergraduate degree or above in any subject,
have the right visa eligibility to start a graduate programme in autumn 2024 or spring 2025,
be available to attend a virtual insight day on Friday 6 October 2023.

What's next

To gain a place on the Strategy& Black Talent pathway you’ll complete the first part of the Strategy& recruitment process. Please submit your application by Friday 4 August 2023.
All applications will be reviewed together after the closing date. Decisions will be communicated to applicants by Friday 8 September 2023.
The Black Talent virtual insight day is scheduled to take place on Friday 6 October 2023, with the optional in-person networking evening on Monday 9 October 2023.
After taking part in the insight day, you’ll have the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice by re-submitting your CV and cover letter. Successful candidates will then be offered a place at an assessment day for a full-time graduate role or internship.

Key information to include on your CV

Your CV should include:

Education and academic achievements;
Work experiences or gap year activities (e.g. internships, volunteer-work, part-time jobs, etc.);
Extra curricular activities demonstrating leadership/ teamwork (e.g. university societies, events, etc.).

CV tips:

Emphasise your leadership and teamwork experiences as these are important to us.
In your description, you should mention what problems you solved in your position, what skills you learnt (e.g. organisation, communication skills) and what outcomes you achieved. It can be helpful to quantify these outcomes - for example, if you organised a fundraising event, tell us how many people attended and how much you raised.
Make sure your formatting is easy to read, and use bullet points.
Keep it short - one page preferable.
Highlight if you’re able to speak another language to business fluent level.
Remember your CV is a powerful tool to market you. Encourage the reader to sit up, take note and want to meet you in person.

Key information to include on your cover letter

Key information to include on your cover letter:

Why Consulting - tell us why you want to pursue a career in consulting.
Why Strategy& - explain why you want to be part of this business.
Why you - tell us what skills and experiences you can bring to Strategy&.

Tips:

Have a clear structure (e.g. 3 paragraphs).
Articulate your key messages clearly and concisely.
Keep it short - one page preferable.

Online tests

Our online assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate your approach to problem solving, and to evidence your numerical and abstract reasoning skills.