sdfjsdkl55 said:
Does anyone know about how you are assessed during the partner interview???
For mine it was informal and 70% of the time the partner was talking, with most of the discussion being about life in general.
Any other thoughts??
No idea, I know I didn't fill up the 3 boxes for every question at PwC and that obviously didn't look good.
At KPMG, I spoke a lot but it was generally more conversational. Basically, I found out a lot about the partner and the firm because the partner would comment and often share his own experience after we completed each section.
At PwC, my partner pretty much had an onslaught of questions and rather than stepping them she wanted me to answer all three aspects (hence the 3 boxes) all in one go. Basically, I spoke for the whole time apart from the Q&A at the end and a brief chat at the start. However, it does seem to vary at PwC because the people on my table with different partners/managers had different experiences. I only had questions from the partner and I was told at the start the manager would scribe, while for other candidates it was a two on one approach with questions. Also, my partner didn't ask any of the candidates (talked to two others) whether we were seeking positions elsewhere, but another partner asked both his applicants the question.
No idea about the others, my friend said EY and Deloitte were fairly conversational - although he didn't go that well with Deloitte.
*I think it really just depends on the partner, but they are behavioural based and their intention isn't to freak you out. After all they really are just trying to get to know you and they tend to emphasis that fact.