Senior Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Grant Thornton with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 38 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Grant Thornton overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Grant Thornton as a Senior Associate according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
Group panel interview: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Grant Thornton in Mar 2012
Interview
Everyone made the candidate feel welcome. The interview started with a brief background discussion with the HR who set the expectations upfront. This helped me prepare for the subsequent interviews. I met two partners and a couple of managers at BAS, who tested me on various areas for IT strategy and Business Processes. They primarily focused on hypothetical scenarios and sought my approach and tried to understand how would the candidate solve a particular problem.
I had been through a phone interview with the manager, who eventually chose to meet me over lunch and discussed about the my approaches and experiences in various projects I was a part of in my previous company. My understanding that GT looks for someone who can decouple Strategic Initiatives and IT in an enterprise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss about your background in your previous company.
They were friendly, but I was bombarded with tax technical questions. I don’t feel like they made an effort to get to know me. The first 20 minutes were solely focused on tax concepts, which is understandable for a tax position. However, it’s important to strike a balance and also get to know the candidate during the initial interview round.
I applied online. I interviewed at Grant Thornton in Dec 2025
Interview
You will first receive a call from HR to basically understand your background and available time. There is also a written assessment with time limits before the interview. During interview, the interviewers will ask technicial questions to test how depth is your knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please explain and describe any accounting standards and its accounting treatment.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Boston, MA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I was interviewed by the partner and the senior manager, the interview went smoothly and they are very interested on how you can be a team player. They have a lot of "if this happen, what is your response" questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there are multiple deadlines approaching and you dont think you can finish all the work, what would you do?