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Updated Jan 31, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Jan 31, 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 Nov 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Conversational. People were really nice. Treated intern candidates very nicely.
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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 Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)
The PwC recruiter e-mailed me one day asking if I would like to do a phone interview because they are short of tax intern this year. Most of the questions are pretty typical. Behavioral questions and all. The interview lasted about 30 minutes and the recruiter said that he would give me a response by the end of the day, but then I didn't receive any reply then I sent an e-mail asking if there is any update, but no reply on that either. Overall, the interview itself is not a difficult process. They do try to make you feel comfortable and make it more conversational but I personally feel it is highly unprofessional how they handle people they declined.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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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 Dec 2011 (took a day)
They were extremely nice in the interview and I really felt that I connected with the tax partner I spoke with. He said numerous times that he could see me working their tax or assurance departments. They gave a time frame for when they would get back to me to see if I made it to second rounds, and never responded. It's been a day since they said they would and second rounds are tomorrow so obviously I didn't make it. But they could have at least sent me a rejection letter. I must have slipped through the cracks somehow...disappointing.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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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 2 weeks)
Started with a campus interview then was invited to the office.
Office Interview started with presentation about the company then split off with our office "buddy" for interviews. First one was with a manager, just typical questions, "how do you work in a group setting?" "how do you balance work, school, and your extracurriculars?" "Why do you think training is so important?" Very relaxed, just getting to know you.
BE PREPARED FOR THE PARTNER INTERVIEW. It was a totally different experience. A lot more formal and technical. Know your stuff about the company and why you want to work in that specific department. It was pretty intense. Really, make yourself stand out; do some soul searching and find out what you can bring to the table that NOBODY else can. Don't just ask the common questions, use what you researched and build on that, ie "I read that PwC did this and that, how would I get involved with this and that to further my career and reach my goals?"
Offered the Internship before I left the office. Make a lasting impression on the people you interview with folks.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
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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 Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Nov 5, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 New York, NY (took a day)
Got through the first round on campus interview, then they invited me for an office visit, aka "Superday". Start the day around 8:30am, you meet all the interviewees that day, follow by a presentation and a panel discussion (try to ask at least one GOOD question). Then you get assigned to a first year associate that will take you to all your interviews. I interviewed with a manager, a director, and a partner. Everyone was extremely friendly, it was more of a conversation rather than an interview. They want to see if you can hold a decent conversation. Lastly, the first year associate will take you to a group lunch with the other interviewees. I got a call from the partner I interviewed a couple hours later offering me the position.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Oct 23, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Oct 2011 in Saint Louis, MO (took 5 weeks)
On-campus interview. Invited to an office interview. There was a prenight social the night before the interview to get to know the other applicants and employees. It was very relaxed and fun. The next day was the office visit/interview. It consisted of an office tour, presentation, three 1:1 interviews (Director, Manager, and Partner), lunch, and a panel discussion. It was relaxed yet serious. It was about getting to know the person across from you though. After the interviews we went to lunch with all of the other applicants and some employees and partners. I was contacted the following monday by a partner congratulating me and he extended an internship offer. HR followed up a few days later with the details.
Advice: be yourself, relax, and have fun
(interviews should be a great/enjoyable experience for both the interviewer and interviewee)
(generally speaking, interviews are not as bad as people make them out to be, you have to come prepared though) (remember: a good resume will get you an interview, but you have to get the job)
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Oct 26, 2011
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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 Jan 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
I was offered a first round on campus interview with PwC after I applied through my campus career center. The interviewer was really nice and tried to make you feel comfortable. The interviewer initially gives you a brief intro about his/her background before asking you questions. My interview was only 20 minutes, and the only question he asked me was to tell him 3 things about myself. And I had a few minutes left to ask him questions. I didn't receive an offer for second rounds though. I could have failed the interview because I lacked interviewing experience...but the interviewer was definitely not intimidating.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 (took a day)
Following a pre-interview dinner the night before, had an on-campus interview with the tax director from the office I applied to intern at. The interview was informal--no weird questions were asked. The few questions were mainly, 'tell me about yourself, tell me about a time…, etc.' Everyone was nice and tried to make the process easier.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in Boston, MA (took 2+ weeks)
just chatting, no real behavior questions.
interviewers are nice and really want to make you feel comfortable.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Tax Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted Oct 9, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 weeks)
PwC reps were on our campus for several different events; students are encouraged to get to know as many associates and recruiters as possible. Got selected for on-campus interview. Interviewer asked no behavioral questions only things about my resume. He almost seemed uninterested, but this could have been because he had so many interviews. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. My advice: be yourself, know yourself, the company, and if you can get it, a little bit of info on your interviewer...shock and awe, folks, shock and awe...
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