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Neutral	44%
Negative	11%

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3.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)

I applied online on the pricewatercoopers website. Applying online was relately easy. I received a phone call a couples of days later indicating that I selected for an interview. I than went for the interview on the selected day. The questions asked were easy to answer. The first part consisted of questions about myself for example what type of personlity didi I think I had .. The seconfd part consisted of situation related questions were I was asked wheather I had dealt with certain situations and how i dealt with them using for example leadership skills.

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How would you deal with a difficult client or collegue

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2008 (took a day)

not very pleasant. the interviewer is not friendly at all.

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what do you know about our company?

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what do you like to do for fun?

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2008 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 3 days)

Position was offered through referal.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to transfer to our office>

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Negotiation Details

It was pretty quick due to referral

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 2 days)

Firstly a phone interview which was easily passed.
Secondly group interviews to test your people skills, also easily passed
thridly numerical/verbal reasoning tests online which were relativly strait forward maths and reading comprihension.
Lastly was a one to tone interview with a manager which was somewhat less organised and structed than other areas of employment allowing candidates to speak freely about a range of issues.

Interview Questions

How to improve the corporate image of the company

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What do you do in your spare time?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 2 months)

The interview process was simple. I applied through my college website, and was contacted the following week. I went on a 1:1 interview on my campus, and was called back for a second round. It was very low-key and not intimidating. The second round was held in the NYC HQ office, which consisted of a panel discussion and 3 1:1 interviews. Initially 2 weeks later I was told I hadn't received the position. However, 2 months later they contacted me with the possibility of taking on the position.

Interview Questions

How would you explain accounting to a 4 year old?

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)

Employee contacted me and I sent my resume including my college transcripts. Phone interview followed. Basic questions about the company. The interviewer gave more of a description about the job. Was called in for a 1 on 1 interview after. Met with a few managers.

Interview Questions

Describe a problem you faced and how did you sollve it?

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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5.0

Very Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took 1 week)

At first there was a phone interview in which i was asked basic personality questions. Then on the 1:1 interview, i was presented with detailed math and analytical questions and i had to answer those correctly. with the group interview i got to meet other candidates and prepare a presentation.

Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself

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Why did you apply for this postion?

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Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2008 (took 6 weeks)

Quick process in my experience. People were likeable and generally an accurate reflection of the actual culture of the firm. Had two rounds. First was an ice-breaker cultural fit interview with a manager. Second was an assessment centre comprising numerical, logic and verbal tests, group exercise and partner interview. Partner interview involved going through a case study and was quite tough.

Interview Questions

Why chosen company?

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Negotiation Details

Not much to speak of in the negotiation phase.

Other Details

I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Nov 2008 in New York, NY (took 4+ weeks)

Overall, the experience you get with PwC is going to be very professional, which reflects upon their culture. Nice people, but not particularly warm. I interned there over the summer, and did not enjoy my engagement team. I am actually very torn between Deloitte and PwC as one has better culture and the later has a larger client base in New York (and the Mid town location is not bad either)
They definitely ask you a lot of questions that are related to the current economic trends just to see if you have been keeping up. Comparing to other firms, their interview questions focused less on the behavioral questions.