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Tax Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Sep 2010 – Reviewed Oct 1, 2010
Interview Details – I applied in June and got a call in September for a phone interview. After the phone interview I was invited to the Chicago office and met with a HR manager, Director, and a partner. Each of these individuals had a 30 minute interview with me which were back to back. They were mostly behavioral questions and focused more on team work and leadership. 3 weeks later I got a call with an offer and I accepted.
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- Why Tax? Why PwC? Answer Question
- tell me about a time you were involved in a group and had a problem and how did you overcome that problem. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate because I was happy with what I got.
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No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Feb 2010 – Reviewed Mar 4, 2010
Interview Details – The interview was jointly hosted by Georgetown University and NYU, and is for an associate position in the tax department. Overall, the experience is very pleasant because the interviewer is humorous and easy going. Most questions were back-ground related - how I come to be who I am. He also did a detailed description of the job function at PwC. Overall the experience was good. However, it's almost a week and I still have not received a call back, which means I might be outcompeted by other candidacy. I hope at least I get a word that I am not moving to the second round by this friday. The realm of uncertainty is quite horrifying at this time.
Interview Question – Tell me who you are? View Answer
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Tax Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Atlanta, GA Sep 2008 – Reviewed Feb 10, 2010
Interview Details – This was an on campus interview and office visit. Very laid back on campus more just getting to know you and personality type questions. Office visit more formal multiple one on one interviews and dinners. PwC does reimburse for travel and even put me up in the Four Seasons in Atlanta.
Interview Question – What was your most difficult obstical to over come. View Answer
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Tax Associate at PwC
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Tianjin, Tianjin (China) Apr 2012 – Reviewed May 22, 2013
Interview Details – Online test, Group assessment, Senior Interview
Reason for Declining – Master Degree
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Accepted Offer – Reviewed Dec 9, 2012
Interview Details – I had a phone interview followed by a office visit. I interviewed with 3 different person from different groups. It did take them a while to get back to me after the first interview.
Interview Question –
Most of the questions I was asked were behavioral questions.
Tell me a time when you work in a team.
How do you manage your time.
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No Offer – Reviewed Nov 29, 2012
Interview Details – After applying through my school I had an initial one-on-one interview with PwC on campus. The first interview was a half hour with about 20 minutes of that being open for questions. After that I was selected for an office presentation and interviewed with three different employees, each lasting a half hour.
Interview Question – No technical questions and nothing unexpected. Each interview was conversational with basic behavioral questions. Answer Question
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Tax Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Nov 22, 2012
Interview Details –
1st round, manager interview;
2nd round, assessment center with a group project observed by 2 managers
3rd round (final), partner interview
Interview Question – the group project in assessment center was a bit challenging. View Answer
Negotiation Details – What were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?
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Tax Associate at PwC
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Nov 4, 2012
Interview Details – There were 2 interviews the first was at school and the 2nd was an all day in office interview. The people were very friendly. Basic behavioral questions
Interview Question – Why are your grades so low. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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Declined Offer – Reviewed Oct 27, 2012
Interview Details – A chat about items on the resume. No BBI, just an interview to see if they like you.
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No Offer – Reviewed Oct 25, 2012
Interview Details – The interview was held on Campus. It started with a firm hand shakes and a question "tell me about yourself". Then the interviewer asked couple behavioral questions. At the end, he will asked "any question for me?" I think I did not ask some good question and the conversation did not go so well in the end.
Interview Question – Tell me about your leadership experience. Answer Question
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