I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Deloitte (Washington, DC) in Jun 2010
Interview
Very standard interview process for a Big4 firm...2 phone interviews and 3 rounds of in-person interviews, including a case study. The only snag in the process was during the background check and offer process. The 3rd party company that does background checks was not very efficient. I was also recruited by a PPD, but his input was not provided to HR until the last phase of hiring. This lag of information ultimately led to a delay in the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case study was the most difficult, because the interviewer was intentionally being a contrarian. First they give you a general outline of a business case and then they start asking you to develop the scenario. At predetermined intervals, the interviewer will provide additional information about the case study. When the last bit of information is provided, the interviewer is looking for the candidate to put all the pieces together and paint a Deloitte-inspired picture of a business case.
HR round, followed by few technical round (With manager, senior manager and partners) and lastly on speaking and listening skills (online). The interview as such is very job oriented, they are not difficult if we have good knowledge of the field and the role
The interview might have had more rounds as well, but i only got the opportunity to sit in 2 round. The first round was a guesstimate round basic and fairly easy as well and next round was a case study. which was a bit difficult for me
3 steps, 1 hr call, 2 technical interview to access the position the process was quite smooth as long as you are being considered. The hr was really nice especially when asked about composition and future possibilities