I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Calcutta) in Feb 2016
Interview
Got a call through the consultancy. First round was Group Discussion. The topic was "Are reality shows really real ?".
The next round was Technical. Typical Questions for a Chartered Accountant. The interviewer was friendly and encouraging.But he was asking a lot of in-built technical questions which are difficult to remember.
Another problem was the mis-communication of the job location. The recruitment agency told me it would be Kolkata, but on reaching there I found that it was Bangalore or Gurgaon. The pay scale for the same was not very encouraging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Favourite Acounting Standard, IFC, Standards on Auditing and personal credentials.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jul 2026
Interview
It came in campus placement of my college. It had two rounds of online interviews where the second round was just a formality, they just wanted to confirm if you are comfortable doing audit job.
I attended an interview with Grant Thornton where the questions were mostly basic, focusing on fundamental concepts, my articleship experience, and general understanding rather than any advanced or technical areas
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Mar 2026
Interview
a fairly smooth process. an accounting test to qualify for interview 1 that happens with a manager, post that interview 2 with director. as a fresher much wont be expected except basic accounting knowledge especially journal entries
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Audit Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Grant Thornton with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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