Summer internships FAQs

Our offices are located in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Belfast.

No, we accept summer internship applications from students in all disciplines.

You must be on track for, or have achieved, a 2.1 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

We look for individuals who can demonstrate:

• Flexibility: Can you handle changing priorities and workloads?
• Courage and integrity: Are you always up for a challenge and willing to do the right thing by clients and colleagues?
• Curiosity and creativity: Are you eager to learn, share and innovate?
• Teamwork: Can you take on your fair share and work with others to achieve results?
• Commercial awareness: Are you up-to-date with the latest business thinking and trends?

Communication skills: Can you listen, persuade and effectively communicate in different situations while building relationships?

Yes, you can choose which area of the business you would like to intern in and express a preference for your second choice.

Absolutely! We would be happy to receive an application from you if you have applied before.

Simply register online and follow the steps to submit your application (a registration link will be available once the application window opens). Let us know why you are interested in working with us and why you chose a certain department. We also love to hear about hobbies or interests that give us insight into your personality.

We have included a section in the application to record your subject results. Due to the large number of subjects, some are grouped together:

• Language: French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian, Polish, Italian etc.
• Business studies: Economics, business, accounting etc.
• Technology sciences: Technology, engineering, home economics, design and communication graphics, and construction studies.
• Laboratory sciences: Physics, chemistry, biology, agricultural science, and physics and chemistry combined.
• Irish, geography, and history are not grouped.
• If a subject you have completed is not listed, please select ‘Other’.

You will receive a confirmation email once you submit your online application form. You will also be able to log in to our recruitment system at any time to track your application.

Yes, we notify unsuccessful candidates via email.

During your interview, we will discuss our business and services, and why you chose PwC for your summer internship.

You will learn a variety of professional and personal skills, including:

• Digital, innovation, and creative skills as part of our Digital Academy. You will also become familiar with the internal programs and applications we use to support our client work.
• People skills, including relationship building, collaboration, working in teams, and diversity and inclusion.
• Soft skills including presentation skills, time management, personal responsibility and assertiveness.
• Research, reporting and business writing skills.
• Social media and social networking skills.

You can complete your summer internship in our Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, South East (Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) and Belfast offices. You also have a choice of specialist areas depending on the location:

• Dublin: Assurance, Consulting, Deals Advisory, Risk Assurance, and Tax.
• Cork: Assurance, Risk Assurance, and Tax.
• Limerick and Galway: Assurance, Risk Assurance, and Tax.
• South East: Assurance and Tax.
• Belfast: Assurance.