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PwC Interview Questions & Reviews in Boston, MA
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Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA – Reviewed Jun 18, 2013 New
Interview Details – Interview was straight forward - met with 3 senior managers and a partner. No surprises.
Interview Question – Why should we hire you? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – reasonable public accounting salary for the area.
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Tax Intern at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 30, 2013
Interview Details – i applied online through the PwC website a few days after the fall semester. they emailed me back in a week asking me to have a phone interview with them for the possibility of a in person review. Phone interview went well i believe it was with HR. I went to office to have another interview and i believe it was straight to 2nd round. The next day i got a call from the partner with the offer to join as an intern starting busy season in January.
Interview Question – what would you do if the client called you and started screaming at you claiming you made a mistake on the tax return? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiations for entry level positions.
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Valuation Summer Intern at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Nov 2012 – Reviewed Jan 25, 2013
Interview Details – Got the interview via OCR, first round was phone interview. It was a mix of going through resume and technical questions, but nothing difficult. 2nd round was 3 on-site interviews. Mostly behavioral.
Interview Question – Is there a time when you have a different opinion from your manager? Answer Question
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Risk Assurance at PwC
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Dec 23, 2012
Interview Details – On campus-interview, office visit
Interview Question – Grilled me on my GPA at one point Answer Question
Reason for Declining – Better offer elsewhere
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Tax Associate at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA – Reviewed Nov 7, 2012
Interview Details – I submitted my resume through a current employee and heard back fairly quickly that they wanted to conduct a phone interview. All the questions were behavioral in nature (Name a time when...) and fairly easy. About a week later I received an invitation to fly up to Boston for an in-office interview. I was one of about 50 people there to interview that day, although I'm not sure how many of those candidates I was actually competing against. Some people were there for assurance positions, or internship positions. Everyone was really nice and welcoming that I met. My morning consisted of a tour of the office and three individual interviews with various managers. Within a week of this visit I received an email saying that they would not be extending me a job offer. I was a bit perplexed by this since they had taken the time to fly me up and pay for my hotel room. Upon some prodding, the only feedback I could get from an HR rep was that I didn't have the experience they were looking for.
Interview Question – None of the questions were difficult, just behavioral. Answer Question
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Advisory Management Consulting at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA – Reviewed Oct 2, 2012
Interview Details – Very behavioral - should have been a cinch - really wants to see how you match with their culture.
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Tell me a time you received feedback and the steps you took to improve upon it.
Tell me a time you worked on a project and what were your roles?
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Risk Assurance at PwC
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Sep 2012 – Reviewed Oct 4, 2012
Interview Details – Most general questions. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell about your teamwork experience 3. How do you think about a flexible working environment.
Interview Question – No unexpected question at all. Answer Question
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Tax Intern at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Aug 2012 – Reviewed Sep 30, 2012
Interview Details – I got an on campus interview with PwC. The first round of interview was with a manager. Then I was invited to the second round of interview to office. The office interview consisted of 3 rounds, two managers and a partner. They are pretty nice and did not ask very difficult questions
Interview Question – Nothing very difficult View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation involved
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Pricing Professional at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Sep 2008 – Reviewed Sep 13, 2012
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Overall this went very quickly for me. Moved to Boston, MA in August and by the end of the month I had responded to an add in Career Builder for PwC. Just after Labor Day the HR person contacted me and wanted to bring me in for an interview. I don't remember much of a phone screen, although to be honest I was basically coming in as a college-hire since I had just 6 months of work experience at a prior job in the city I moved from, so their process might be different for someone coming on as an experienced hire.
I went into the office and met with three people - 2 managers and a partner. All three of these people would be ones I would later directly work with or at least maintain contact with. The interview lasted about 2 hours or so, with me going from office to office. In one of the interviews the manager took me across the street to Starbucks, so that was a nice change of pace.
A few days later the HR person called and offered me the job.
Interview Question – How would you handle conflict between co-workers? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I didn't negotiate - the salary was more than 20% greater than what I made from my old job in a different city, plus overtime. I probably wasn't in a negotiating position given my limited work experience.
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Audit Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Aug 2009 – Reviewed Jun 23, 2012
Interview Details – The interview process were based on questions regarding your personality, and work style. There is a type that they look for - nice, amicable, not too forward people - and you definitely need to be nice during your interview.
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- Tell me about (this activity that you did at school) Answer Question
- Tell me about a situation where you had to work in a group setting, the challenges and the outcome Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No.
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