I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2014
Interview
I got a phone interview from a manager. It was a great conversation. Expect to be asked a lot of questions about leadership skills. There are 3 interviews on the second round interview. They will focus on communicating with clients, technical abilities, and business skills. It lasts for roughly 2 hours.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PwC (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2014
Interview
We received an email from our career services to apply for the position and I did so. A week or so later, I received an invitation for a campus interview. I was really surprised they chose my application as I had absolutely no experience in accounting, tax or audit. The only experience I had was in retail. To prep for my interview, I prayed (of course), and use this website to help me prepare.
The day of the interview, I interviewed with a director in tax. Before then, one of the senior associates and I were having leisurely conversation as she assured me that my interviewer was really nice, and that, she was. She introduced herself, told me about her background and asked about mine. The entire interview was based on behavioral questions, which she explained first hand. The interview went really well and I was anxiously awaiting an onsite invite.
Three days later, I received an invite for an onsite visit. It was just as described in feedback I had previously read on glassdoor. Three days after that, I attended a dinner where I was able to meet with other candidates and employees of the main 3 levels (senior associates, managers, and partners). I was so excited! The dinner was more of a get-to-know-you and ask any questions type of deal. The next day were interviews. I was assigned a buddy who took me on a tour and to the interviewers. The interviews, for me, were more conversational. If you are very personable and are prepared to share stories, your interviews will pass quickly.
After the interviews we were treated to lunch and later they told us more about the company and its culture. (Make sure you have plenty of questions!)
The long awaited (for me anyway ha ha), five days later, I received a call from the partner who interviewed me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about doing research if you had too much information? Not enough information?
Applied through my school's co op placement system. Interview was very typical, it was a phone interview and there was nothing out of the ordinary. No curve balls. It was not my first interview so I had all my responses prepared and with the help of upper years I had prepared to a lot of potential questions and as a result nothing was too difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most unexpected question was not difficult by any means as it was simply because I did not prepare for it. The question was what are your future career aspirations. It is a very generic question but I was not expecting it.