PwC interview tips? Got invited to first round. Says it’s a 70 min long interview. I’m going to research the firm tn. Anything that stands out or i should take note of?

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It’s for a grad scheme role. While i have accounting experience idt it really speaks to the role but I’ve written my answers towards the job description as I’m practicing the interview questions

I just interviewed, one of my interviewers asked technical questions (more research based) and then one interviewer asked more behavioral questions.

Technical questions were:

Name a time you researched a accounting topic related to work or school

Name a time you had a complex audit issue and how you solved it.

Behavioral questions were more leadership based and running a team. Just trying to get to know you.

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ask the interviewer back: why are you still here??

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And that will totally get the interviewer start thinking yea why the heck am I still here, and you can question them more about their career choices, see how the table has turned.

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If it helps, it’s not generally 70 minutes straight, but instead two 35 minute interviews. Behavioral questions based on the framework posted above

What group? How senior are you? I got all behavioral questions. How did I deal with a difficult team dynamic. How did I learn from a prior experience and do something better. I think maybe how do I learn a new topic.

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