PwC Associate - Risk Assurance interview questions

After discussing the position with some current employees, I applied online and through my College's career portal. I was contacted by an HR representative for a phone call. The first phone call was very informal and just generally personal. About a week later, I was contacted for a second phone call with a Risk Assurance director. Similarly, these questions were informal and not terribly related to the job. About a week later I was invited to the group office visit. I visited the office with about 40-50 other students. I had 4, 45-minute interviews. All of my interviews I essentially led myself. The interviewer asked me questions for maybe 5-10 minutes and it was my job to ask questions and navigate the conversation for the remaining half an hour. Now that I work here, I realize this is specifically done to determine social skills and the ability to hold conversation (crucial for interacting with clients) I was never asked any case based questions nor anything analytically or honestly even challenging. The day after the group office visit, I received a phone call from my interviewing partner who offered me a position.

Fist interview was on campus with a partner. Very straightforward with easy conversational questions just to see that you are capable of holding a conversation and carry yourself well. The networking event the evening before actually seemed more important than the first interview just because you can sense how much PwC cares about being able to interact well with others. Second interview was at the PwC office (Kansas City, MO). This interview was also followed by a networking social the night before with all of the other applicants. It was incredibly awkward as all of interviewees seemed to think they were competing with for a limited number of positions, trying to one-up one another in conversation. The office visit consisted of 3, 30 minute interviews back-to-back-to-back. One with an associate and two with senior managers. These interviews were all very easy as well, with only a couple simple behavioral questions and the rest of the time devoted to you asking questions and general conversation. I did very well with the interview process, however I was turned down for the position, because I am not qualified for an accounting or info system position with a finance degree.