BCC Interview Trainging Questions of Big4s

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1, Communication skills

2, Teamwork skills

3, Problem-solving skills

4, Project-management skills

5, Leadership

6, Self-reaction, improvement, correction, conflict personality & how to deal with pressure

List-1

1, Tell me about yourself !

2, How would you describe yourself ?

3, What is your strengh and weakness ?

4, Why are you choosing to work for Accounting Industry ?

5,What do you know about Accounting Industry in the UK ?

6, What is the biggest challenge facing Accounting Industry and how should the accounting cpmpanies respond to that ?

7, What do you know about E&Y, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG ?

8,What do you want to work for Big4s ?

9, Why should any of the Big4s hire you ?

List-2

1, What are the different services lines in Big4 Accountancy Firm ?

2,Why are you choosing the particular service line ( e.g. assurance, tax, transactions or advisory ) ?

3, What is your understanding of your chosen service line ?

4, What interested you the most in the recent news ?

5, Can you give me an example of a company that you think is doing well and tell me why.

6,Can you give me an example of a acompany that you think is not doing well and tell me why.

7, What do you think you will be doing in your first 3 years in a Big4 accountancy firms ?

8, What do you know about ACCA qualification ?

9, Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time ?

List-3

1, Tell me a time you persuaded someone.

2, Describe a time you discussed with someone who had a different opinion. ( And how did you resolve it ? )

3, What is your proudest achievement to date ?

4, How do you cope with people who have different working styles ?

5, Give me an example that you have to multitask ?

6, Give me an example that you worked in team before. What was your role and constribution ?

7, Give me an example that you were a leader of the team. How do you motivate your team ?

8, Tell me an example that you failed to do something. Looking at hindsight, would you do anything differently ?

9, Describe a situation where you started doing something but later on changed you mind.

10, Tell me a situation where you were criticized by others and how you reacted ?

11, Give me an example that you worked under pressure.

List-4

1, Describe a time that you have had to deal with changing priorities / environment and how did you deal with this ?

2, Do you have any goals in the past and how did you achieve it. And what did you learn from it ?

3, When did you last do a presentation ?

4, Which one you prefer: speak8ing or listening ?

5, Give me an example of what you studied and applied.

6, Have you been recognised by others for your performance ?

7, How dependable are you ?

8, What do you do if you don't keep your promises ?

9, What do you do when you not like the task you are doing ?

10, How do you build relationship with someone ?

11, What happens if other members totally don't understand the points you are trying to make ? Describe a task that required a lot of attention to detail, what did you do to ensure that it was done correctly ?

12, What did you enjoy the most during your university life ?

List-5

1, What do you know about financial service industry in the UK ?

2, Why are you choosing the particular service line ( e.g. operation, finance, research or IT etc ) ?

3, What is your understanding of your chosen service line ?

4, What interested you the most in the recent news ?

5, What makes you the most suitable candidate for a job in I-Bank ?

6, Tell me a recent event you read in the press which has affected I-banking industry ?

7, Tell me the gold price today ?

8, What is your understanding of UK economy ? ( GDP, unemployment rate, CPI, interest rate )

9, What motivates you ? ( In terms of Big4s or I-Bank )

10, Why do you want to work for an I-Bank ?