I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Forvis Mazars Group (Londres, Inglaterra) in Nov 2021
Interview
I had an interviewer who was cold and unfriendly which is different to other people’s experiences on here however I remained calm and positive. I spent days preparing for all questions that were posted by others on here and felt quite confident. Unfortunately after having a great start to interview the interviewer did catch me out by asking very technical audit questions around cash audit methods at the end which started to feel a bit interrogative. Anyway I couldn’t exactly answer them as I was applying for a graduate trainee role not associate role. Didn’t get to ask any questions at the end which made me realise the decision was already made to not pass the interview.
P.S I received an offer from a firm who use hirevue for interviews and scenario based style questions . Interviewer bias is a real problem with telephone interviews. This was my first negative grad assessment experience. Glad I won’t be joining Mazars with its outdated practices
Interview questions [14]
Question 1
Why Mazars?
Why audit?
Motivations?
What you know about the Aca?
A time you worked as part of a team?
What did each person in the team bring?
How did you communicate with team?
How do you prioritise your workload ?
What’s the best piece of feedback you’ve ever received?
Issues and challenges facing Mazars right now ?
How do you process data and analyse data ?
Who are our clients ?
Quick and easy application form , then online tests covering basic maths. These are followed by a quick telephone interview lasting about 20 minutes asking questions about your motivations and skills. The final stage is an assessment centre
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Forvis Mazars Group (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jan 2021
Interview
A pretty standard 30 minute phone interview. The interviewer was friendly but would push you for further detail or interrupt if you were talking for too long for time reasons . About 15 relatively standard sort of questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What excites you about working for Mazars?
Give an example of when you worked in a team
Why audit?
Who are our clients?
Describe something topical in auditing at the moment