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Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Thu 22 Oct 2015 23:50:08 No.934305 View Reply Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934316 >>934333 >>934999 >>935006

I've got a telephone interview with a big 4 firm next week (Deloitte) for audit.

Has anyone had any experience with them and telephone interviews in particular? Should I have some sort of script in front of me or just memorize everything im going to say?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vc13jw4u Fri 23 Oct 2015 00:06:00 No.934316 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934329

>>934305
My friend just got offered a position there. Has an interview with them tomorrow where they are going to try to sell themselves over Capital One to him.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Fri 23 Oct 2015 00:28:16 No.934329 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934330

>>934316
How'd he go about his telephone interview and what did they ask him?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vc13jw4u Fri 23 Oct 2015 00:28:56 No.934330 Report Delete

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>>934329
I can ask him in a couple days

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:mipZ0+7F Fri 23 Oct 2015 00:32:46 No.934333 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934372 >>934381 >>934585

>>934305
I'm getting flown out and put up in an embassy suites next week for a second round of interviews for an advisory internship at EY.

Just research all the functions of your would be job and look up example behavioral questions. Their first round of interviews is really not too bad at all so you shouldn't be nervous

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:20:42 No.934372 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934377

>>934333
I did a History degree though so my maths isn't all that great. Will the interview have some technical aspects to it?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:mipZ0+7F Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:26:16 No.934377 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934380 >>934381

>>934372
lol my undergrad was history too, there is no way they can ask you technical questions over the phone. They will only ask you behavioral questions like "When was a time when you had a difficult group to work with and how did you overcome it?"

If they invite you to the 2nd round of interviews at their office, then they'll give you case studies to look over.

Sucks that you're doing it over the phone though, EY took us all out to a Brazillian steakhouse for a social meet and greet

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:28:22 No.934380 Report Delete

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>>934377
I live 3500 miles away. Unless I flew up to the UK this week, phone is the only way to do it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:mipZ0+7F Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:28:27 No.934381 Report Delete

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>>934377
>>934333
Also, are you mirin my gets?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:mipZ0+7F Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:32:34 No.934383 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934392

>>934380
well there's your extra incentive, an all expenses paid trip to the UK. I'd say brush up on your IFRS knowledge and I can't stress enough to:

Ask them good questions that let them know that you are familiar with the intricacies of what they do. My interviewer was impressed that I used their lingo when the night before she said that she expected us to not know anything about what they did.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:41:09 No.934392 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934398 >>934531

>>934383
So what's some audit lingo? And what is IFRS?

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:mipZ0+7F Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:51:17 No.934398 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934404

>>934392
..... how did you get a phone interview with Deloitte for auditing if you don't know what IFRS is? I hate accounting/accountants but even I know what it means.

I can't help you if you don't even know the basics

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rYvYIF+n Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:56:19 No.934404 Report Delete

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>>934398
Yeah, I just looked it up. Will have a read through.

Heaven

Heaven ID:L3K/UQ1Y Fri 23 Oct 2015 06:34:16 No.934531 Report Delete

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>>934392
IFRS you know that thing most of us learn in intermediate.
Seriously.
gg op

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:tN227Xym Fri 23 Oct 2015 08:43:26 No.934585 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934640 >>934762

>>934333
>flown out
>internship

I'm interning at EY in assurance this year, getting flown out just for an interview is ridiculous. Do they not have an office near your city?

These guys throw crazy money on their interns though. We haven't even started work and they've thrown two fully supplied and catered functions, just for a bunch of kids.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:h8Dr3Spt Fri 23 Oct 2015 10:22:16 No.934640 Report Delete

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>>934585
I live a ways away from them, but I assume they're loose with their money to impress interns enough to make them stay.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:gSgb7nTB Fri 23 Oct 2015 12:58:08 No.934762 Report Delete

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>>934585
When advisory is doing good they pretty fast and loose since they have high turnover to begin with, even compared to audit and tax.

The thing is if there's ever a downturn, nobody wants advisory and suddenly everyone is fired.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Gq0MqLhW Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:23:11 No.934789 Report Delete

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Research STAR reviews. Have multiple (specific!) examples set up in this way. The interviewer is not looking to "connect" with you, they'll be bored and they'll have a checklist in front of them to note whether you convey things clearly and get to the point.

It's going to be bureaucratic bullshit but the big 4 interview I once had wasn't that bad. Ironically, all engineering company interviews I've had have been more bullshitty, with them asking 50000 competency questions.

Also have a proper answer for why this job, industry, degree, company

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:YxMt7ros Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:33:39 No.934797 Report Delete

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Senior indirect tax consultant here.

Have a script in front of you during the interview.

I knew beforehand that I was gonna be tested in a language other than my mother tongue, so I prepared multiple answers to possible questions in that language.

Just be prepared. Things get a lot better if you are past HR.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Tz6Us9K3 Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:51:05 No.934814 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>934850

i work with deloitte contractors at a major bank in the uk, they work stupid hours - e.g one guy was developing code until 10/11pm a few days in a row and most brag about staying late in the office.

it's a weird culture.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:YxMt7ros Fri 23 Oct 2015 14:19:38 No.934850 Report Delete

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>>934814

I've heard this a lot, but you have to realize some people just are highly inefficient.

Know that they bill the client for the hours you put in, so partners aren't fond of people that put in so many hours either.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ocdZpzpK Fri 23 Oct 2015 16:55:01 No.934999 Report Delete

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>>934305
I did a phone interview with kpmg.

So long as you know about current events and businesses it's a doddle. The only thing I failed on was why did I choose kpmg over the other big 4 (I didn't look at the others as only kpmg offered public sector audit).

And now I'm a pharmacist instead.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:5oAIM14B Fri 23 Oct 2015 16:58:26 No.935006 Report Delete

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>>934305

I think it's best to have a framed picture of Gary Busey in front of you during the call. Gary will keep you calm. Gary is love. Gary is peace.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:gVhSVGDk Fri 23 Oct 2015 17:03:29 No.935013 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>935205 >>935223

>wanting to be a boring ass accountant and slave away in cubicle #23492 for years

but why

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Anonymous ID:xmt6SHfI Fri 23 Oct 2015 17:51:23 No.935081 Report Delete

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>>934381
Miring all the way through

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:YxMt7ros Fri 23 Oct 2015 19:35:23 No.935205 Report Delete

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>>935013
OP asked about audit, which is different from accounting.

You do know that, right?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bMuivchy Fri 23 Oct 2015 19:55:05 No.935223 Report Delete

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>>935013
>Audit
>Cubicle
>Even being in the office
How does it feel being mentally deficient?

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