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Posted on 9/15/11 at 12:32 am
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 9/15/11 at 12:32 am
Has anyone else applied for a Big 4 on campus interview at LSU this fall? I've applied at all 4 and hoping to hear back soon.
Posted by marchballer
The Greatest Country on Earth
Member since Aug 2008
4120 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 9:47 am to
I interviewd with PwC in one of the technical dvisions a year ago. The interviews there were pretty conversational and not very difficult. Nothing techy or out of the blue.

I didnt get the job so you might not wanna listen to me.

Hardest interview question I got was from Goldman Sachs: "Whats the biggest liability in hiring you"
Posted by b-rab2
N. Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
12710 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 9:49 am to
Who are the big 4?
Posted by TheHiddenFlask
The Welsh red light district
Member since Jul 2008
18384 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 10:09 am to
quote:

Who are the big 4?


Google is your friend.
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
1176 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 10:35 am to
quote:

Who are the big 4?


The four largest international accounting firms:

Deloitte &Touche
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Posted by iAmBatman
The Batcave
Member since Mar 2011
12382 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 10:35 am to
quote:

Who are the big 4?


You probably don't need to be on the Money Board then.
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24738 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 10:42 am to
B4 interviews are never difficult. It is more of a "would I be willing to be stuck in a small room with this person for 10 hours a day" than anything.
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24738 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 10:48 am to
quote:

Hardest interview question I got was from Goldman Sachs: "Whats the biggest liability in hiring you"


Reminds me of a story I heard at training:

College grad goes to NY to interview for GS IB. Staff place him in his interview room and leave. GS cranks up the temperature so that it is really warm and comfortable (I think they have him sitting on a couch). He is left for 45 minutes...and falls asleep.

When the GS VP walks in to interview him, the kid is sleeping and the VP flips out and says that he is finished and can leave. The kid responds (paraphrasing), "frick no, I have waited an hour for you to come in here and interview--so thats exactly what you are going to do".

Interview begins and during it, the VP says "Sell me something" so the kid asks for the VPs pencil that is in his pocket. VP gives it to the recruit, who proceeds to break the VP's pencil in half and throw it on the ground. He then says, "Now you don't have a pencil and I control the supply. Pay me 10x what it would have cost you previously."

He got the job.
This post was edited on 9/15/11 at 10:50 am
Posted by LSUAfro
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2005
12775 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

B4 interviews are never difficult. It is more of a "would I be willing to be stuck in a small room with this person for 10 hours a day" than anything.


That's how it was when I went through the interviews. Every firm was virtually the same. I picked the one that allowed me to drink at work functions. If you have the GPA, articulate, and are fairly easy to talk to, you're likely getting an offer.

ETA: I also didn't get offered by PwC so not sure what they were looking for. Smart, good looking, and athletic must not be it
This post was edited on 9/15/11 at 1:03 pm
Posted by marchballer
The Greatest Country on Earth
Member since Aug 2008
4120 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

Smart, good looking, and athletic must not be it


thats me too. Another Reject.
Posted by texastiger8
Member since Aug 2010
103 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 2:52 pm to
Where are you signing up for these interviews march?
Posted by Gekko
Costa Rica
Member since Nov 2010
2519 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 2:56 pm to
He was on Careers2Geaux. It is too late now, the drop period is over.
Posted by GregYoureMyBoyBlue
Member since Apr 2011
2964 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

Smart, good looking, and athletic must not be it


Maybe modesty haha
Posted by TheHiddenFlask
The Welsh red light district
Member since Jul 2008
18384 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 3:06 pm to
quote:

Interview begins and during it, the VP says "Sell me something" so the kid asks for the VPs pencil that is in his pocket. VP gives it to the recruit, who proceeds to break the VP's pencil in half and throw it on the ground. He then says, "Now you don't have a pencil and I control the supply. Pay me 10x what it would have cost you previously."


Epic.
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
1176 posts
Posted on 9/15/11 at 5:14 pm to
Got an interview with E&Y!
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24738 posts
Posted on 9/16/11 at 1:14 am to
quote:

Got an interview with E&Y!



What office? What practice?
Posted by Spock
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2010
1176 posts
Posted on 9/16/11 at 7:17 am to
Tax in New Orleans.

Posted by shadymilkman
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
92 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 12:05 am to
Congrats! I'm in the same boat as you. Applied to the big 4 and got interviews next week for Nashville tax. Now I'm looking forward to all the pre-interview dinners.
Posted by Gekko
Costa Rica
Member since Nov 2010
2519 posts
Posted on 9/20/11 at 9:16 am to
I got an interview as well fellas. See y'all at the pre dinner on the 29th
Posted by Cash
Vail
Member since Feb 2005
37500 posts
Posted on 9/20/11 at 9:18 am to
#1 thing they are looking for => good attitude
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