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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2011 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took 2 weeks)

The interview process contains two runs. The first run is the phone interview with a manager, which lasts about 20minutes. The seccessful candidates go to the second run interview which consists of one to one interview with a manager and video interview with a partner. Both of two interviews last half an hour.

Interview Questions

What is your weakness?

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What kind of leadership experience did you have?

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Negotiation Details

You are able to negotiate the workplace in China.

Other Details

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

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)

You meet with the campus recruiter on a one on one interview. Basic interview questions relating to teamwork and leadership. Superday is the same one on one interview with a manager, hr, and partner. Interview questions very easy but you have to stand out from the crowd of applicants to get a job. Best way to get hired is through a referral or through an internship.

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What is your greatest strength and weakness?

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Tell me a time when you had to take leadership. How did you overcome your obstacle?

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Other Details

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 Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2008 (took 3 months)

Attended a university presentation, then sat and IQ test with other candidates. Went through this and had interviews with a manager, partner and HR official.

Interview Questions

tell me what stood out in the recently released budget

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Negotiation Details

didn't negotiate

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 weeks)

I set up the interview through a partner at PWC, and from there I had a phone interview that lasted for about a half hour. The phone interview was informal and was geared toward weeding people out. After that, PWC flew me to New York from St. Louis to conduct three face to face interviews. The day started off with a group presentation followed by a panel discussion and then I was interviewed in a one on one format three separate times.

Interview Questions

What was the hardest thing you ever had to do?

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Why did you choose accounting?

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Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)

I applied for the position through my university's job board over winter break and got a call from the Chicago campus recruiter who scheduled my first-round (on-campus) interview with a San Fransisco Partner who would be coming down to my university to recruit for both the San Jose and San Fransisco offices. The on-campus interview was very comfortable; the Partner was very down-to-earth, and our conversation was not only job/career-related but was also about other things. It was very casual, and I really felt the PwC company culture through this interview.

Then I got a call from the San Jose recruiter, telling me that I had been invited for an office visit in San Jose, which was very cool! PwC paid for a hotel room for me at the Fairmont Luxury Hotel, which is one of the most expensive hotels in San Jose, as well as paid for the plane tickets to and from San Jose. The office visit started with a pre-interview dinner with some of the Associates/Senior Associates/Managers. There were about 15 interviewers and many PwC staff, and we were all divided into groups of 6 for the dinner. Each group consisted of 3 PwC staff and 3 interview candidates. Because it was such a small group, the dinner was more personal than most of the pre-interview dinners I had been to and they PwC staff made sure that we had our questions answered before the interviews.

The interviews on the next day took almost all day; It started with an introduction to the company, intro of ourselves, Associate/Senior Associate group panel (basically Q&A sessions), two 30-minute interviews (one with a Partner and one with a Manager), HR presentation, and lunch. The lunch was in the same format as the Pre-Interview dinner.

Everyone I met at the office visit and the Partner who interviewed me on campus were all very nice. They really cared about each candidate as a person, not just a number. One piece of advice for anyone interviewing for PwC, at least for the San Jose office: They really value your grades and accounting-related experience. Once I found out that I did not get the offer, I asked for feedback on my performance at the office visit, and the San Jose HR person was very kind as to call me the next day with very useful feedbacks, like positive and negative comments that the interviewers had written down on their evaluation form for me. And although the interviewers thought that I was "a hard-worker, a great person to talk to, and a very passionate person," I did not get the offer because the person they chose had a 4.0 GPA and more accounting internships than I had.

Interview Questions

They just asked about the experience that I had on my resume. So my advice is just to know your resume really well.

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Other Details

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

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2009 in New York, NY (took 4+ weeks)

The entire process took a while but that was because of my school schedule. They were supposed to get back to me in several days but then they closed for the holidays so decision took three weeks. Originally interviewed in hometown and then flew to New York. People seemed friendly but distant to each other and nobody knew each other because the office is so large.

Interview Questions

Have you ever worked on a team where one member was not contributing?

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What is your biggest weakness? It seems like you are really busy, what do you do to relax in your spare time?

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Negotiation Details

Pretty much set in stone no negotiation.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2007 in Beijing, Shansi (China) (took 3 weeks)

I got the invitation for a group interview in assessment center. there was around 12 candidates who were seperated as two groups. 2 HR recuiters sitting at each end of the table to observe each candidate's performance and take notes. The two groups then started connected thinking problems and made presentations based on given case materials. Each one had a chance to give a short presentation in front. Then 1-1 interview began. Each candidate was asked to have a 10-20 minutes interview with manager and was asked about their backgrouds and some behavioral questions. 2 weeks later I received a second interview invitation for a partner interview. The total time only cost me 10 minutes, just casual chat. Then at the same day I got the offer.

Interview Questions

Auditing sometimes is very repetitive work, do you think you like this kind of boring job?

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Other Details

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

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2007 (took a day)

During the first interview, it is usually with a manager that wants to understand why you choose accounting and why you want to work at pwc. In the second interview, the partner would interview you asking really easy questions such as your hobbies and also why you want to work at pwc.