E&Y or Grant Thornton job offer
Posted 22 January 2012 - 8:00pm by pepi16
The minimum requirement is a 2:1. Does anyone know how strict they are? If I have a job offer from them, will they reject it if I get a 2:2?
Grant Thornton Interview 2011/2012
Posted 25 November 2011 - 3:48pm by JC14
Just been offered a job at Grant Thornton, so thought I would share my experiences!!
Telephone interview was meant to last 45mins... mine lasted 20mins so was pretty sure I had failed. Turns out everyone else had similar experiences.
Grant Thornton Job Offer?
Posted 17 November 2011 - 3:02pm by Lish_3
I have recently attended an Assessment Centre at GT, not entirely sure how it went. I pretty much have a mixed feeling about whether I will get the job or not as I feel I've slipped up on some of the interview questions where I had blanked out. Did anyone else have a similar feeling before a job offer?
Also, my AC was two days ago and they said they will get back to me asap. Does anyone know how long they usually take to reply back to candidates?
Thanks
Grant Thornton 2012: Experiences ?
Posted 25 September 2011 - 10:41am by ca1254
Hi Everyone! Please share your experiences for the 2012 start.
Reusing internship application for Graduate application? (Grant Thornton)
Posted 21 September 2011 - 11:09am by yikesyikes2
I applied for an audit summer internship with GT last year at their Bristol office but then I got rejected at the partner interview. This was in Febuary 2011.
I'm applying for them again this year for a graduate position in audit and I was wondering if it's safe to copy and paste some answers from last year's initial application, (with some updates to what I did this in summer's internship). Will they bring up my application from last year in their data base and compare it with this years?
Thanks all!
Tom Richardson - Grant Thornton
Tom Richardson
Role: Tax Associate
University Attended: University of Warwick
Degree: Industrial Economics
I wanted to be a specialist, so I chose the area of expatriate tax. I’ve been here two years and already I’ve got a lot of experience. You get real responsibility early on at Grant Thornton, and almost as soon as I joined, people were asking me for tax advice, which was a baptism by fire. At the moment, I have a large number of corporate clients and also some private individuals, and provide tax support for people who come into or out of the UK on assignments or secondments. I also deal with a lot of residency cases, often with tax issues that have only just been decided. Things are constantly changing, which keeps it interesting for me too.
I had my appraisal recently and my manager said that it was obvious that I really enjoy what I’m doing. I’m very fortunate in that I’ve joined a small growing team so I have access to very senior people and can see how things work from their level. Being in the office is great and you’re encouraged to ask questions, which just as important as what we’re taught in the classroom. I’m never just sitting filling in the 9-5 and waiting to go home - I’m always busy, especially in the run up to the tax return deadline in January, and I have been swamped at times, but at Grant Thornton everybody shares the load. One of my future aims here is to go on secondment. I like the idea of going to a developing Eastern European country. Someone I know just got sent to the Cayman Islands, but my life isn’t that glam yet.
What's the best bit of advice you've received?
Stay two drinks behind your boss.
What’s the best bit of advice you've received while working at Grant Thornton?
No question is a stupid question.
What is the best bit of advice you have given a client while working at Grant Thornton?
We provided international tax advice and support based on recent tax cases and helped save an individual client over £300,000
What is the best bit of advice you would give a graduate looking to join Grant Thornton?
Use the interview as a chance to assess our suitability as an employer – it's not just about us assessing yours as a graduate.
Rekha Mistry - Grant Thornton
Rekha Mistry
Role: Audit Associate
University Attended: Queen Mary, University of London
Degree: Mathematics
Grant Thornton has got a good reputation, and it met all my expectations. It’s in the top 100 graduate employers and I knew I’d be able to get good experience and responsibility early on. I am in my second year and I can see already how much I’ve developed since last year. In audit you get to see how a lot of different businesses work and it’s a good grounding. It gives you real confidence. The first year is a lot about courses, training, college exams and on passing the professional stage exams, then getting exposure to clients, working on smaller parts of the files. Passing the exams is one of the highlights, you see all the hard work paying off. The downside is that you need to organise your time well, because you’re doing exams and working at the same time. In the second year it all comes together, and in the next month I will start ‘in charging’, basically being in charge of the audit team and ensuring all parts of the audit work get done, while out at clients, which is a real achievement. I feel like I am learning all the time, continually working on different businesses with varying challenges. We get a buddy, six-month interim progress report with our line manager and a yearly appraisal, which
is also a chance to talk about where you’re going and what kind of thing you want to do. I always get the sense they are focusing on my career here.
What's the best bit of advice you've received?
Before leaving the house check you have your keys, purse and phone.
What’s the best bit of advice you've received while working at Grant Thornton?
Make a list at the end of the day of things you still need to complete, and you'll feel less overwhelmed with what you need to do.
What is the best bit of advice you have given a client while working at Grant Thornton?
Always carry an umbrella with you and don't forget to play in the puddles.
What is the best bit of advice you would give a graduate looking to join Grant Thornton?
When here organise your time well between revision and work during exam time, and enjoy the time you have with no revision in between exams.
Summer Internship
- Company Name:
- Grant Thornton
- Vacancy Type:
- Internship
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Deadline:
- 29 February 2012
- Region:
- Nationwide
Industry:
- Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Grant Thornton's Summer Internships
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Graduate Trainee Programme
- Company Name:
- Grant Thornton
- Vacancy Type:
- Graduate Scheme
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Deadline:
- 31 January 2012
- Region:
- Nationwide
Industry:
- Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Graduate Trainee Programme
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12 Month Placement
- Company Name:
- Grant Thornton
- Vacancy Type:
- Normal Vacancy
- Contract Type:
- Contract
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Deadline:
- 29 February 2012
- Region:
- Nationwide
Industry:
- Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Grant Thornton's 12-month Placements
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