Each year Dalhousie’s Management Career Services (MCS) sends over 650 students on work terms with employer partners across Canada and internationally. Concluding the work term we ask each student if they’d like to nominate their employer for an appreciation award.

Nominations are plentiful and all responses clearly identify their employer’s contributions to personal career development. After reviewing nominations, MCS is proud to announce PwC as the 2013 Employer of the Year.

“Working for PwC goes beyond an office job,” says Andrew Nickel, a third year Dalhousie Commerce student who has completed two work terms at PwC. “It’s an environment full of new experiences. The expectations are high but the level of support given by my co-workers is even higher. PwC understands my goals and continues to help me develop the skills I need to accomplish them.”

PwC has been an employer partner with Dalhousie University for over a decade. During this time, PwC has extended more than 84 four-month employment opportunities to students from Dalhousie’s Bachelor of Commerce program. Students are typically hired into auditing, as well as tax and advisory positions. Proving that students truly value their work experience with PwC, since 2004, more then 38 students have returned to PwC for two or more co-op work terms. Clearly PwC’s recruiting objective is to retain talent found amongst student hires, in hope that they will return to PwC upon graduation. Approximately 90% of those students who completed all three co-op work terms with PwC did indeed find full-time employment with PwC upon graduation.

Recognizing PwC’s engagement beyond the job postings was an influential factor when selecting Management Career Services’ 2013 Employer of the Year recipient. PwC continues to lend to our student’s professional and career development by participating in on-campus recruiting and professional development activities. Recent engagement includes:

• Participated as panelist / judges in the January, 2013 ‘You’re Hired’ Interview Competition.
• Sponsored and participated in the September, 2012 Accounting Kick-off Week.
• Participated as a guest speaker during career development workshops.
• Annually hosts on-campus recruiting / information sessions for students

“We’re humbled and honored to be recognized by Dalhousie University as the 2013 Employer of the Year,” says Donald Flinn, Partner Audit and Assurance Group, PwC. “Engaging with our young employees and providing them with ample professional opportunities for future success is important for PwC. We continue to be impressed by the wealth of skills and experiences that Dalhousie graduates bring to our offices across Canada and look forward to building relationships with our talented young workforce.”

Management Career Services would like to sincerely thank PwC for their ongoing support of the Dalhousie Commerce co-op program and their ongoing contributions to student’s overall career development. Congratulations PwC, the 2013 Employer of the Year!