PricewaterhouseCoopers

Formed in 1998 from a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, PwC’s collective history in client services dates back to the nineteenth century. Each accounting practice originated in London during the mid-1800s. Today, PwC serves 16 industry sector concentrations in fields ranging from assurance to tax accounting.

Each of the firms had been a Northeastern co-op employer since the early 1980s. PwC now hires about two dozen accounting majors into co-op positions each year. The managing partner of PwC’s Boston office, Michael Costello, described the co-op program as a “unique opportunity for an employer to really work with a student side-by-side, on multiple assignments.” He added that employers “get the opportunity to judge a student’s future fit with the organization, not only based upon their academic background and their intellect, but their personality and ability to interact with a team.”

As a result, PwC managers are able to extend offers of full-time employment to Northeastern students on their final co-op assignment with the firm, confident that they are getting young professionals who understand the work and the demands of the job, and who are well prepared to take on larger roles.