I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Johannesburg) in Oct 2024
Interview
Interview conducted by Talent Specialist, and Audit Director who asked behavioural questions along with a audit technical questions with the resume requested prior to the interview, which lasted 15 minutes and a standardised assessment was performed to determine your personality.
The process is very Quick and concise. Preferably have CTA qualification but you can still be considered without the qualification. You need to know about the CLEARR values to see if you will be a perfect fit
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Durban) in May 2021
Interview
30 minute interview involving introductory questions and technical questions. Know audit processes and how to apply them to scenarios given. An HR and audit manager conducts the interview and asks you questions individually.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell us about yourself?
2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
3. Audit procedures regarding inventory checks?
Trainee Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at Grant Thornton with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trainee Accountant roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Trainee Accountant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 5%
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