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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 5:21pm On Aug 03, 2020
Guys anchoring bias is real, so you’d want to avoid it. If you’re yet to interview, please don’t let this unnecessary fixation on possible topics for section 1 make you nervous and unsettled.

It should be fairly obvious by now that anyone can be asked to discuss anything which implies that one is better-off focusing on interview discussion principles and techniques. Also, I believe that most of the topics you’re going to be asked to discuss are topics that on a normal day, you’d have tons of ideas about and can discuss for at least 5 minutes.

Here are a few tips for section 1 – that I think – that will enable you to come across as confident, strategic, and methodical.

1. Have a pen and paper with you so that you can write out the topic when it is being read out to you as well as relevant points about the topic that may immediately come to mind. Then request to read out to them what you just wrote and ask them to confirm if it’s correct. After this is when your time would start to count. The reason why (I think) this is crucial is that it enables you to buy some time to think about what to say.

2. Next, take a minute or two at the max to think about and write down relevant points. This leaves you with about 3 or 4 minutes to speak. The reason I consider this step a vital one is that it makes you come across as smart and strategic as opposed to someone that is quick to talk without thinking. Even if you’ve got a lot to say about a topic, it’s always good to take a couple of seconds to gather your thoughts.

3. Start with an introduction e.g., “here are 4 things that I think about this” or “what I think about this is three-fold” and take a minute to talk about each, if you fancy this approach.

4. Finally, just in case it happens that you’re presented with a topic that you’ve got zero ideas about, you could link that topic to a related one that you’re familiar with and discuss it. For e.g., say you were asked to discuss cybersecurity and you don’t really have any opinions about it, you could link it to cybercrime and discuss that instead. In this case, your intro would be sth like: “Unfortunately, I haven’t kept up with the developments on cybersecurity, but I do, however, think that it is tightly connected to the cybercrime that a handful of unemployed Nigerian youths are heavily involved with.” This makes you appear tactfully brilliant, I think.

Disclaimer: I no be expert o! Just sharing my thoughts with anyone that might find it helpful.

Goodluck.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 12:18pm On Jul 26, 2020
I must say that I’m an amused and interested observer of how “we” always try to come up with some sort of rational explanation for even the most random acts. The alphabetical order hypothesis came up some weeks ago but was swiftly debunked as inaccurate. The PHR forms and credentials submission date was also suggested but it turned out it turned out to be incorrect. Now, some good-intentioned person is proposing the comical idea that performance on the assessment tests might explain the scheduling of the interviews. Haha…Really?!

Anyways, to those yet to receive an interview invite, I understand that it must be disconcerting and possibly even anxiety provoking, however, you can be assured that everyone that ought to be interviewed will certainly be scheduled and interviewed in due course. And just in case, you can’t bear it anymore, it doesn’t hurt to send an email politely inquiring the status of your potential interview and what might be delaying the invite.

Goodluck to those up this week. Go get 'em!

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 11:56am On Jul 22, 2020
Bouiqui:
Please help o
What did you guys discuss on so that we won’t go and be looking like Moi Moi
Can you please be more specific on the discussion topics.
Is it current affairs (political or economical)?
Is it debate topics (For or against)?
You can even draft the question for us to better understand.
E joor o
Please o
Everyone’s effort will not be in vain o and we shall all have a reason to smile.


So in the spirit of goodwill and because you've requested for specific guidance, here're three topics that are somewhat related to what I was asked to discuss:

1. The CBN, at its latest MPC meeting, decided to leave monetary policy rate unchanged.

2. The CBN just devalued the Naira further causing its value to depreciate against foreign currencies.

3. The government is considering liberalizing the pump price of PMS in Nigeria to be in sync in with global oil markets.

What do you think about it? Do you consider it a good or bad idea?

You've got 5 minutes to come up with points and discuss.

Hope this helps.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 6:57pm On Jul 20, 2020
iamwok:

Please isn't LOS and Unit supposed to mean same thing?

Well, in this context, LOS is Advisory and units are Transactions, BRS, Corporate Finance etc.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 6:23pm On Jul 20, 2020
benque:
Congratulations on a successful interview. Please I'd like to know if you were giving some time to come up with points for the topic that they brought up or they just required you to reply immediately


The topic was read out to me and I was given 5 minutes to come up with relevant points and discuss.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 4:57pm On Jul 20, 2020
Hey everyone, many thanks for all the success wishes and prayers. Right back at y’all.

Had my interview today and I think it went quite well – had a fun conversation with the 3 interviewers. My sense is that It’s easily the most straight-forward part of the recruitment process – that’s if you’re well prepared and are able to communicate clearly and concisely.

The interview lasted for about 45 minutes. They began by presenting me with a domestically relevant economic theme to discuss. I would love to share what exactly my topic was; however, I don’t know if that’s appropriate or nah, therefore, I’d rather not (I doubt they’ll give the same topic to others tho). But I think the main idea of this section is for them to see how you think through problems and how you can communicate your thoughts. So, there’s truly no right or wrong answer here, oh and you’d be required to speak for no more than 5 minutes.

From there, they moved on to asking me the classic interview questions such as:

Tell me about yourself
Then more follow-up questions on what I had just shared about myself
Then more questions about the relevant experiences listed on my CV
Tell me about a time that you had to work on a collaborative project
Tell me about a time where you received negative feedback and how you dealt with it.
What skills have you learned in the most recent past that would be relevant to PwC?
Tell us about the LOS you selected and why?
Which of the units do you think you are most suited to and why?
Any question(s) for us?

So, my advice will be to read your CV and be familiar with whatever you’ve claimed on it. Secondly, read and understand those documents that describe PwC's business activities. Lastly, I know this is somewhat clichéd, but be yourself! If you feel tensed, don’t worry, it’s completely normal – it’s your internal system priming you up for the occasion.

All the best to everyone.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 8:23pm On Jul 18, 2020
Advisory here.

Got the interview invite last night for Monday, 20 July 2020, 15:00 - 16:00.

From all indications, seems likely to be a panel interview - will find out then.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 10:37pm On Jul 16, 2020
eureka01:
Cycklerhimself please say something

Because they didn't specify, I wouldn't think it matters a great deal whether you replied the original email or composed a new one.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 10:33pm On Jul 16, 2020
iamwok:


Please upload a picture of the acknowledgement mail.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 9:14pm On Jul 16, 2020
Wickedinlaw:

Please did you reply the mail when you wanted to send your credentials or you composed a fresh one.

The latter, composed a new one.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 8:44pm On Jul 16, 2020
Yeah, they acknowledged the receipt of my mail this morning.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 10:18am On Jul 08, 2020
One question that keeps coming to my mind is this: what then is the purpose of the test if there aren't any right/wrong answers?

In my opinion, the advice that states that "there are no right or wrong answers on the personality test" is frankly, quite misleading. I mean, the OPQ is used for screening purposes to help recruiters select the ideal candidate(s) for each job. When recruiters analyze my personality test results, they'd try to determine whether my personality matches the personality of the ideal candidate for the role. Therefore, to my mind, there are indeed right and wrong answers that relate to specific job criteria. Otherwise, the purpose of the test becomes less clear if all answers are potentially "correct".

I'd like to know what you guys think.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Pwc Graduate Recruitment 2020 by cycklerhimself: 1:20pm On Jul 07, 2020
Completed the OPQ assessment this morning. And I’ll succinctly share my thoughts below:

To me, this OPQ was quite unique in the sense that I never come across the question style during my numerous personality practice exercises - It wasn’t the usual most/least like me pattern. I was presented with three statements and was asked to choose the one that best describes me. After that, I was asked to choose from remaining two options the statement that best describes me again. So in a way, it’s kinda like selecting the most/least like me, only that, in this case, the one option that I fail to choose from the original three will be coded as that which is least like me.

That said, however, i think it’s fundamentally the same with the sole purpose of matching your responses to a personality trait (likely The Big 5 e.g., Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness.) It’s of course useful to know and even integrate the PWC core values (where possible) into the features that best describe your relationships with people, thinking style, feelings and emotions but, I think consistency and detailed attentiveness to the substance of the statements are vitally important.

Oh, and watch out for trade-offs, where you’d be required to choose between skills and competencies that seem equally desirable or undesirable. I think the trick here might be to call to mind the core values of PWC and chose that which best describes you – consistent with your previous selections. Also be aware of statements that are reverse coded (these are statements that essentially describe the same thing but phrased differently) such as: ‘I hate to lose’ and ‘to win is vitally important to me’ or ‘have faith in other people’ and ‘people can be relied upon’ etc.


Best of luck to everyone.

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Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 11:09pm On Aug 31, 2018
Hey Guys, my UK Tier 4 Student Visa Application was Successful!

UK tier 4 Visa Application Submitted (priority):16th August 2018
Bio-metrics/Interview: 22 August 2018
Sheffield email acknowledging receipt of my application: 22 August 2018
Decision made: 30 August 2018
Passport returned by courier: 31 August 2018

Few things worth mentioning

- The address on the Statement of account I submitted was different from my home address.
- My Interview questions were essentially same as that of most persons who posted theirs earlier .
- Application was processed in exactly 5 working days from the day after my bio-metrics/interview.

Thanks to you all and Best of Luck to all those still expecting.

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Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 2:15pm On Aug 07, 2018
Kcwarren:
@justwise and other gurus here
Pls help!!!

My sis has just been denied visa on the basis of claiming 0point in the maintenance( which we submitted a statement of acc that has 10mil after paying 50% of her tuition already. Also, it was stated that the statement submitted is more than 31 days( did we make mistake by not printing a new statement? Mind u we used the same SOA sent to sch before cas was sent that still has over 10m till date

What is the best possible way to get this sorted since her school resumes second week of Sept.
Pls how can we package this again and get a positive outcome?

I'm sorry about the denial. I think a way out is first of all to talk to the School immediately and get them to issue another CAS so that she can reapply for visa meaning she'd have to pay another visa application fee and also pay TLS for priority visa processing since time is of the essence. Secondly, ensure that the bank statement you present from the date of application backwards 28 - 30 consecutive days has got the required funds. It's also important to note that there's NO time limit for reapplying against a refusal decision.

P.S I don't think there are strong grounds on which to request for a administrative review that will be successful because the facts of the denial are plain and obvious. In this case, it's better to reapply than to challenge the visa refusal since it's a mistake by her that can easily be corrected by reprinting a valid bank statement to conform to the home offices' funds maintenance requirements.

Hope this helps.

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Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 11:09am On Jul 28, 2018
Ameera2018:
Hi Everyone,
My Tier 4 visa has just been issued...it took exactly 5 working days with priority and i have received my passport back via courier. Wishing everyone success.



Congratulations. Best Wishes!
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 11:14pm On Jul 19, 2018
Renee25:


Yessir.











Thanks a lot...It was really helpful. So you mean I should carry the documents with me to the interview?
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 6:00pm On Jul 19, 2018
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Renee25:
Hello everyone...Please has anyone applied for a tier 4 visa under any of the new schools qualifying for the pilot scheme? If so, did you need to submit or show evidence of financial capability. My school, University of Sheffield qualifies, and they instructed that 'I may not submit financial evidence'. Please someon should let me know if I can go ahead for the interview without submitting this.

Secondly, I've been denied a visa to the US once but I was eventually granted the visa. In the part that asks of denial of any visa should my answer be 'Yes'. And if it is, what will be my reason for denial? US embassy didnt give me any reason at the time. Please kindly help me with these questions. Thanks

I will advise that you still prepare your financial and academic documents for your Tier 4 visa application (e.g. such as a bank statements/sponsor letter or academic qualifications), you will not be required to submit these. Please note that you are still required to meet the Tier 4 Immigration Rules and you may be chosen to provide this documentation to the UKVI.

Secondly, the question about problems with immigration to other countries other than the UK does not ask whether or not you were granted visa after having been denied previously. It asks, "Have you ever been refused a visa for another country other than the UK?" - period. If you answer "No" but then they determine that you have been denied a visa in the past, they may consider that to be fraud, and you will be barred from entry for a number of years. It is better to admit the truth since you'll be asked to provide further details such as the section of the U.S law (e.g 214b) which determined your ineligibility. Besides in the preceding section your international travel history will show that you've been to the USA before. See if you could also talk to the international student support of your school to get their opinion.

I hope this helps.
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 by cycklerhimself: 9:53pm On Jul 18, 2018
Ameera2018:
Hi people, I submitted my Tier 4 visa application yesterday and thought to update you all on how it went.

They have stopped collecting documents, so all they did was scan my supporting documents and returned them to me. Did my biometrics and had my picture taken (they no longer require passport photographs)

The interview went well too they asked;

-The name of the school I applied to?
-Why I chose that school?
-My current role?
-When I finished my 1st degree n what I studied ?
-What I have been doing since my 1st degree?
-How my intended course of study is going to impact my long n short term goals ?
-Where i am going to be staying while studying?
-If I have relatives in the UK ?
And lastly my expected salary ?

I submitted in Abuja and paid for priority...fingers crosssed

Thanks for sharing your experience. I found it useful. All the best.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Being Educated Brought The Biggest Shame Of My Life by cycklerhimself: 8:31pm On Jun 05, 2017
Don't give up fam. You'll eventually pull through.
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