Deloitte Account Assistant Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study hard. Read about finance terms and ratios. Industry and sector analysis

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Based on a cut off of 7.5

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 5-7 minutes.Abstract topic, so open ended. Within logical boundaries you could be as creative as possible. The discussion went from  importance of binary system to philosophical bearings of "its all relative".  We had to sum up key points discussed towards the end of GD with positives and negatives of "life without zero".
Tips: Don'ts:Never look at the moderator while making your point, always engage your colleagues.Never interrupt other person midway, if the moderator is sensible enough, everyone would get chance to make their point.Dos:You don't always have to jump to start the GD, but try to put across your points articulately when your turn comes.Always bring a pen and Paper to GD (In case they don't provide) to note down your point of view on the topic.If possible, try to set the tone of the GD in the beginning by pointing out different aspects that can be discussed. (You might get brownie points for that)

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: This round was lasted for around half an hour. I had interned in a Private Equity Research firm focusing on greentech. So they picked up a case from my resume. (This might happen, so be thorough with your internships). They will look for you ability to break-down a problem statement to smaller streams, multidimensional  approach and clarity in thought process.
Tips: 1. Reiterate the problem statement before you start solving the case 2. Think out loud with possible approaches, solutions, etc and pros and cons for each one3. Summarize at the end

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Lasted for almost an hour.Typical questions like1. Tell me something about yourself2. Why consulting and KPMG3. Long term goals and how KPMG fits in 4. 3 things you feel you need to improve upon
Tips: "Tell me something about yourself" sets the tone for this round so be prepared with a quick 2-3 minutes response to steer the discussion towards the points you want to highlight from your resume. 
A few stress interview questions. Make sure you take your time to answer without panicking.

General Tips: 1. Be clear on what type of companies you want to apply (Core, Consult, Fin, etc) and why2. Don't fall pray to peer pressure. Company-candidate fit is the most important thing from long term perspective.
3. Be thorough with your resume and story line4. Practice HR questions with your wing mates
Skills: Problem Solving
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: I was interested working in consult to begin my career, as it gives you good exposure across companies, sectors, you get to interact with different kinds of people and yea you get to travel.
Funny Moments: One of the consultant who had come down for tech rounds interacted with me outside the room and we had a chat on Saarang and Cricket for a while. Helped me settle down quickly during the interview.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and sure of your answers. Do not lie about anything in your CV or during the interview as they will see right through it.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to basic

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Always be confident don't pretend to be double minded

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were time consuming but not much tricky. About 50% students were shortlisted for next round
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Initially a normal gd took place and at last they gave 15 seconds to each candidate to conclude (this part was crucial in selecting shortlisted candidates). In our group we had 10 candidates out of which 3 were shortlisted.
Duration: 15 minutes

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: A little about technical knowledge mostly hr questions were asked

Round: HR Interview
Experience: General he questions were asked

College Name: Jaypee University Of Information Technology, Solan

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They are looking for confident candidates. One who can speak out (ofcource logical stuffs).
Tips: dnt act oversmart.. dnt use fake accent.. be smart n confident
Duration: not fixed minute

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: speak freely.. be ready to travell.. if u r joining ITRA team.. make sure u hv good knowledge of all d developmnt model.. waterfall model etc.. good knowledge of telecom.. n if u r joining now in kolkata team.. u must hv good knowledge of cyber secutiry..

Skills: skils, Confidence, 1)communication
College Name: B.P.Poddar Inst of Mang and Sc
Motivation: package
Funny Moments: i didnt want to join ey but now i dnt want to leave ey