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Updated May 21, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted May 21, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 (took 2 months)
I had 2 interviews: first one on campus and the second one- superday in the office with 2 managers and a partner.
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I didnt even try. This is my forst job straight out of campus.
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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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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted May 9, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 weeks)
I had an on-campus interview with one of the managers. He was a nice guy, asked a few behavioral questions, but didn't seem very interested in considering me as a candidate. He kept repeating about how the position is very competitive and how the selection process works, should have expected what was coming my way then.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted May 7, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Stamford, CT (took 4 days)
It all started off as a referral to go to a cocktail hour where several partners from Florham Park, NJ and Stamford, Ct were going to be present. I got to know a few people who eventually showed interest in me. An interview was given to me 2 days following: This consisted of a panel of questions of my past experiences and some behavioral situations (name an experience where you had to work under pressure and resolved it.)
After going through the first round I got another interview (this time on the phone) from higher above. It was my first phone interview and I was reasonably nervous. But I prepared wrote a small spiel of things I wanted to talk about, accomplishments and in less than 20 minutes I got the job!
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Apr 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 6+ weeks)
Phone interview with HR rep. Person to person interview with an associate as a host. Met with a senior manager, director and partner as well as HR rep. More behavioral based, talked about why I wanted to work there, past experiences
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They are competitive in the market, if you expect them to pay a premium for your services you better be bringing something to the table
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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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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Mar 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 (took a day)
I applied for the tax associate with PwC through my schools career services. A few days after they contacted me via email to set up an interview on campus. The 1:1 interview was very conversational. A few behavior questions were asked, such as strength and weakness, leadership and team experience. But I did not think I answered them well.
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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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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Mar 2, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in New York, NY (took 1+ week)
Initially I had a phone interview, and was told back that I would hear back in a week. Exactly a week later, I was asked to come in for a mini "superday" at the New York office with a couple of other candidates. There I had one on one interviews with a Partner, Director, and Manager. My first interview was with the partner and it was pretty laid back. He wants to see if you would be a good fit and if you could add value to the group. My interview with the director was the most specific and I was faced with a good amount of technical questions regarding the group I was interviewing for. Also there were a good amount of behavioral questions as well. My interview with the manager was similar with that of the director as I was again faced with some technical questions and behavioral questions. I was called the next day with an offer. All in all I would make sure you know specifics about the group you are going for and be able to use your experiences to show how you can add value. Remember to stay calm and be yourself.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Feb 22, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)
through the university recruiting, questions were not that hard, it just that I did not answer them wwell
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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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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Feb 19, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)
Very nice and friendly staff and management. Started with on campus interview which also included a pre-interview dinner at a very nice restaurant. Second and last interview is on site interview in San Jose. They flew me down and booked a room for me and the rest at the Hilton. Super easy interview. Ran through every item on my resume and a few standard behavior question. Eg: Tell me a time when there's a conflict among your team? Got a call shortly after interview that I got a offer. Accepted it right away :)
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
Of all the Big 4s, PwC has a very friendly environment for their interviewees. They do their best to make sure the interviewees are aware of what they are going into. All questions were behavioral.
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Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Feb 6, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 4 days)
The first part of the process consisted of an on-campus interview as well as a meet and greet for all the applicants who were accepted into the first round of interviews. Once I was past the first round of interviews, I was invited to the office for more interviews. After that process, I was given an offer.
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