Sample cover letter for Internship position at PwC

1. Assurance has long been the business generating the largest part of PwC’s global revenues, accounting for 46%, 43% and 42% in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. While consulting has been experiencing rapid growth in recent years (8% in 2013, 10% in 2014, and 18% in 2015), and with such a rapid growth, the combined revenues of consulting and assurance have represented around three quarters of PwC’s global revenues in the past three fiscal years. Joining the Assurance/Consulting programme would allow me to gain experience and acquire knowledge from both the biggest business and the fastest growing business in PwC. The cross-business experience and knowledge can equip me with a diverse skill set and be a solid fundamental of my future career.

2. Working in both assurance and consulting areas provides me the opportunity to apply my different skill sets and abilities into different types of business in the financial service industry.

Studying accounting and finance in both my undergraduate and graduate education, I believe the knowledge of accounting can be an advantage for me to start my work in assurance and make me adapt to day-to-day tasks in this area within a relatively short time.

Compared to assurance, consulting business requires more creativity and innovation in order to provide innovative solutions focused on different aspects of company operations, such as strategy, management, technology and risk. Working at Citibank as a personal banker trainee, I developed and showed such abilities via producing original business plans to promote newly-issued financial products.

As I used to work in different areas in financial services, such as private banking, the tax department in an accounting firm and the credit department in a commercial bank, I have gained quick-learning skills and adaptability in different service areas. These skills can help me to be fully prepared and confident when transferring from assurance to consulting or dealing with problems from different industries.

3. The training and development in both assurance and consulting areas are another reason for me to choose this programme. Over the first four years, PwC offers training towards the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, which is the first step to becoming a chartered accountant. After transferring to the consulting area, on-the-job learning opportunities and a robust learning curriculum are helpful for me to quickly integrate with the consulting team.