PwC has recruited 25 new graduates and school leavers to its practice in South Wales.
Owing to the ongoing pandemic, the 25 new arrivals will be onboarded virtually.
The firm's Cardiff office employs 280.
The vast majority will join our graduate programme that runs across our five lines of service, with the remaining starters joining our school and college leaver programme or undergraduate work placements.
Half of the joiners are women and 86% are from a non-selective state school, where 9% received free school meals. More than half are drawn from universities from Wales or the South West of England.
PwC regional leader for Wales and the west of England, John-Paul Barker, said “At a time when some businesses are unfortunately having to lay people off, it is great to be in the position to still offer the next generation of PwC staff a place within the firm.
"These are some of the best young talents around, coming from a range of backgrounds, and we’re thrilled that they have chosen to start their careers with us.
“While we are not immune from the effects of Covid-19, we felt it was important to honour our commitments made to people who we had offered employment opportunities before the pandemic began.
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“It’s as important as ever that we continue to recruit graduates and school leavers so that we can use our own market-leading training to develop our future leaders. We continue to grow our presence in the region as we help businesses navigate and recover from the pandemic.”