Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Grant Thornton as 77.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Accountant I and University Recruiter rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Contractor and Audit Senior roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Grant Thornton takes an average of 24 days when considering 1,233 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Audit Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Global Mobility Senior Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2011
Interview
My first Interview was on campus. Once I was notified that I made it past the first round, they took me and all the other candidates to a pre-second round interview dinner which was like one large interview. A week later, I had an interview at their office which consisted of meeting 3 current employees and going out to lunch with them, an office tour and finally 3 30-minute interviews with associates to partners. 1 hour after I left the office I left the office, I was called and offered the position! I gladly accepted, everyone was extremely nice and helpful during the long and tedious process. Heads up...be prepared for tough questions and dont be afraid to say you dont know something. They are testing you every step of the way and they want to see who you are, not who you are trying to portray.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Grant Thornton (Dallas, TX) in May 2010
Interview
I interviewed with a senior manager on campus. I had met my interviewer days before through recruiting events. After that initial interview I got a call from the recruiter saying they would like me to come up for an office visit. At the office visit I had three one on one interviews with senior managers and a partner. In my last interview received an offer. A accepted a few days later.
That interview was for an internship. At the end of my internship I got another offer to come on full time which I accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation in which you had to be a leader.