hello everyone and all sifus.... i hope someone working in EY tax department or having interview experience in EY tax department can help me out here....

im goin for a second interview in EY and was told that the interview will be conducted by a tax partner and tax director... may i know what kind of of questions will they normally asked? and what should i prepared for the technical questions???

hopefully someone will give me some insights..... pretty nervous now....

anyone?

This post has been edited by fancybulous: Jun 18 2009, 12:21 PM

Do anyone get the offers from big4 in Penang tis month? Cz i had sent my resume even try to apply online but also din receive any reply....really dissapointed

no worry.
just be yourself.

it's might be just a chit chat session.

relax, chill yo. U'll be seeing these peoepl everyday, don't be scared of them yo.

on a serious note, thanatos is teh pro in interviews, better PM him for his msn so j00 can enquire with him on the tips for interviews.

Hihi...anyone has been to an interview with Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng?
How is the interview process?
Thank you.

no need to know 1.

just prepare urself and bring urself to the interview.

expect those normal Q to be ask.

Im going KPMG interview for ITA post.
Anyone can tell me about what test will be given to those who apply ITA post?

i was an ex-trainee in KPMG KL. due to i late to reply them to rejoin back, they told me that all vacancies have been fully filled. so my commencement date have to be postponed to september or maybe later.up to now they r unable to confirm me.it is sad. so i have to start look for others firm.but i applied many other firms also no reply.r they stop recruiting? delloite did inform that they stop recruit. pwc i applied tax, but failed, dunu why, they said im not fulfilling their requirement..bdo i did success last time during my application as an intern, while i rejected them and joined kpmg, coz it was inconvenient for me to go bdo. well, i applied lately, so shock they didnt offer me, my cgpa is high, as all my other friends who applied early all got the offers.so i called and asked, they said maybe is kiv, and i asked for reason, they said maybe coz my SPM ENGLISH is B,omg, its unbelievable. my spm english caused me cant get a job..

i would like to ask opinion from all, which firms i should apply now?i am lost...i tried to apply small firms, but i nver know the salary is so low, so i put my expected salary as 2k, however, for sure they will offer those put lower salary. some more there are many other fresh graduates, even a small firm i applied also got 90+ applicants. so altot i went for interview, but they r unable to offer me directly just because they wana interview all candidates 1st.

i really dunu wat to do. can anyone help?



This post has been edited by mary51: Jun 24 2009, 05:46 AM

hi there, since when u applied the job?my friend and i did apply,but no news also,we tot btmh is not recruiting at the moment.

And yet, when I mentioned that Deloitte were looking to reduce/stop recruiting, everyone just laughed and said it was not possible. From what i last heard, we are still recruiting albeit with much stricter criteria now.

For one, you can't even spell the name of the firm you're applying to correctly - DELOITTE. Also, you may want to improve on your English, especially your grammar. At the moment (for Audit at least) from what i heard, the Partners are getting more involved in the interview process and they are paying more attention at your English and essay-writing test results.

If your CGPA is as high as you claim, it beats me why they aren't even giving you a first round interview. Try and emphasise your extra-curricular achievements as well, lol. IAFG is around the corner and i'm sure any Big 4 will pounce on you if you have something extra to contribute.

Oh, you will get about rm2400-2500 as a starting salary in any Big 4 these days.

RM2.4 still stays? I thought with the crisis, it went down already lol

There's no paycut or revision. Probably no bonus or increment, that's all.

Huh? Any changes in your firm? New joiners should be able to tell you..

It's an economy downturn. So most accounting firms, in fact most companies are hiring fewer or not at all as they do not expect to be able to generate more revenue this year.

Haven't met any new joiners to tell me about their pay hahaha.. ><

I have a same opinion with u as well , for my opinion, english is important definately but as long as meet the basic requirement it should be ok . If they wan those people who really expert in english, why dun they juz hire english teacher , they are pretty good in english. For me i think the knowledge in account, audit or tax would be significant.

Technical knowledge can be taught. English language on the other hand, takes much more time to master.

Besides, for technical knowledge, we always refer upwards, and what you do in work is different from what you learn.

English on the other hand, is you. It shows on you, and the firm. Naturally, they like people who can communicate well, both in paper and in speech. If you don't work on it, don't be too surprised if people keep declining to offer you a job.

Attended the interview... Overall, I would say the interview was pretty comfortable and the partner and director were nice and comfortable to talk to... And of course, technical questions were asked and luckily i did prepare for myself in that area... might not be the best answer but at least i've tried my best to answer them...


Hopefully will get the chance to do so...

Haha...Attended the interview before reading your msg... So, did not get a chance to PM ThanatosSwiftfire...


One last question, may i know normally need to wait for how long to know the results for the second interview? Again, pretty nervous for it... Just like waiting for the ACCA results...

English mastery is one of the most IMPORTANT. I repeat. MOST IMPORTANT criteria when you apply for jobs. Like another forumer had pointed out, not being able to even spell correctly the name of the firm you are applying to is just one mistake that is UNFORGIVABLE. not only it leaves bad impression, but it will guarantee your resume straightaway into the reject bin.

On another note, you mentioned that its significant when you possess the knowledge in account/audit/tax. You may have a point there, but then again. When you have audit adjustments/conveying your thoughts to client/writing a ROE, without a good mastery of English, are your readers be able to understand what are you writing about? Bear in mind that some of the clients are a bit blur/have know knowledge in accounting/audit/tax.

e.g. DR Expenses, CR Accruals.

Being able to explain the double entry in the simplest, layman-term with plain English w/o jargons is what good english mastery is about. Again, I do not discount out the fact that you need quite a solid foundation in accounting to be able to do that, I'm just highlighting the point where English mastery is not to be treated as a trivial matter.

Bear in mind also that you are a PROFESSIONAL, so your English must befit one of that of a professional. therefore you will be expected to be of an acceptable standard, and this is particularly true when you represent the bigger companies, not only just the big 4, it applies throughout the board as well.

Just my humble dua sen...