Hi, anyone knows the difference between working in big 4 HQ compared to their branches (Penang, Melaka, etc) in terms of the pay, the workload, and the exposure? Am weighing the pros and cons. Thanks.

Lower pay, similar workload (for pwc penang at least), lower exposure, but overall better lifestyle

Anyone help please....

Looks like peak is killing everyone :-X

seems like 9th floor is quite happening. shall camp there too

Welcome to my world

PwC also?

Seems like everyone is in there...

This post has been edited by morgana_jara: Mar 5 2011, 11:40 PM

Buaya.

hi all seniors, any tips for PwC's assessment test and interview?

Assessment test is english and stats test. If your english is bad, please read some english books or practice some writing. For the stats test, speed and fast-thinking comes in handy. Don't worry about finishing the stats test, it's impossible to finish.

For the interview, the most important is to bring your passion and show your eagerness. I've heard of people who were not interested in the jobs they're applying, but they went for the interview regardless. And their lack of enthusiasm for the job shows. Sometimes, the interviewers will ask "What do you think is your weakness?" Don't say you have no weakness cause that's not believable. Admit you have one, and explain it in a positive way. For instance, I said that I'm bossy, but that's only when I deal with people who miss deadlines and because I like things to be perfect haha.

I hope somebody can tell me any tips for my interview with Deloitte tomorrow...

hi mate, thank you for your prompt reply. are you from PwC yourself? you also mentioned about bringing passion and showing eagerness. care to elaborate on that? like, how can i show it? sorry for the lack of exp. it's gonna be my first interviewer for a job.

also, will they be asking any technical questions like questions based on a particular accounting standard? or will it be only general interview questions?

many thanks in advance.

Actually, I don't have much experience myself, this is all based on my observations. Keep in mind the people who will interview you are people who have been working at the company for 8-10 years at least. In a place like the big 4, to survive that long means they enjoy their job even though it's tough. So when they interview people, they want to look for people who will enjoy their job as well. I don't know how relevant this is to an audit interview, since I'm not in audit. But I've had friends who interviewed at other places, for other job descriptions. One told me that the director who interviewed her could sense right off that she wasn't interested in the job. Of course if you're just interested in this job just for the benefits temporarily, just fake the passion la haha.

Also, they won't ask technical questions. When you come in for your assessment next week, they'll start off with a talk about PwC. In it they will say that what you learn in uni is not really applicable to work. So they won't expect you to know such technical stuff such as audit methodologies. Although if you can chat with your interviewer about it, they might be impressed. Keep in mind every interviewer is different and will ask different things.




xxDingxx, I think that this advice is applicable to most companies.. Just don't be so nervous at the interview and smile. Deloitte is understaffed at the moment, so unless you wear jeans to the interview, never take a bath for a week and frown, the chances of you getting in is high.

no tips. just be yourself. that's all i can say. that's because u cannot predict what questions will be thrown at u. some people say 'oh u need to know all the FRSs, guaranteed to be asked'. well i can prove u wrong cause all my interviewer asked was about my life in UK.

but yeah like morgana said, just be confident and one important tip for ya. Get to know who is your interviewer and great him/her by her name and followed by a firm handshake. After you're done, thank them again for their time makes a good impression that u've went all the way out to find out who is your interviewer

thank you thank you for such constructive advice. will keep those advice in mind for the assessment and interview hopefully. but to safe I'll just read up on the accounting standards so that i dont get caught off guard.

again, thank you very much for the advice.

very interesting

all people do that. but the difference you make of the rest is ur confidence.
I asked my interviewer, 'what people you look for to fit the most?' he said u don't need to be clever, I just search somebody who eager to learn and follow what I assign.

well just a simple reminder actually materazzi, no hard feelings. i know of some of my batchmates who dont even know what was their interviewer's name, let alone position in the firm

Dear all,

I went to the interview with Deloitte, I can say that everything was going smooth....and i was told that my performance overall was positive...before the interview and the assessment, I was required to fill up some kind of application form, and one of the fields required me to fill my expected salary...

May I know what is the salary for the fresh entry for Deloitte? I filled my expected salary as RM2700, is it too low? Let say the starting salary for Deloitte is RM2800, will they give me RM2700 as my starting salary as I put my expected salary only RM2700?


Thanks...

This post has been edited by xDingx: Mar 7 2011, 11:31 PM

Are you an ACCA graduate? Else, the salary would be rm2700 for all big four - market rate...