Recruiting International Students: The PwC Experience Charles Macleod PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

pwc.com/uk/careers/ PwC Global Resourcing Challenges Recruiting consistently high quality across our markets Sustaining talent pipelines in our emerging markets Develop agile global resourcing solution Driving greater diversity Student appetites to experience global development opportunities

pwc.com/uk/careers/ PwC UK Responses Setting a high bar ……but not purely on academic results Engaging international students in the UK both for local and home opportunities ….but with a specific geography in mind Expanding our international assignment programme

International Students: the PwC Experience Since 2004, PwC in the UK has hired as full time students: UK nationals -419 EU nationals -577 International students c. 20% of our annual intake are not UK nationals Increasingly, international students have been drawn from from strategic territories such as China, Singapore, Malaysia, India Also hire from UK for China, Malaysia, Cyprus etc and are looking at South America

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Hiring International Students: Benefits Future talent pipelines with a specific, strategic demography Supports our international assignment programme Supports inward investment and local business networks Builds UK staff awareness of our international network Builds our brand in the eyes of students from strategic markets (eg local hires, future lateral hires, future clients)

Hiring International Students: Issues Volumes of enquiries Immigration rules Requires a strategic view of talent Ensuring subsequent return Home ( if that is the intention) Cultural integration Assessing and certifying unfamiliar backgrounds

Hiring International Students: Conclusions If you have an international business strategy …and a supporting international talent strategy …that includes emerging markets …this makes sense Invest in resources/relationships to support you in the UK and overseas Expect it to be challenging Stay current on immigration rules

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