A record 1,200 graduates will be joining PwC offices across the UK this week.
PwC received 33,000 applications across its graduate, A Level and internship programmes, of which 22,000 were competing for graduate roles – double the number who applied last year.
A significant number of the full time roles were offered to the firm’s interns, PwC head of student recruitment Richard Irwin said.
The graduates will join the firm’s tax, assurance, consulting, actuarial, legal, consulting and advisory practices. This year’s intake will include 40 technology jobs for the first time.