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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Adapting to change is an essential skill for anyone working in a Big 4 firm where change is inevitable and occurs frequently. Give the interviewers evidence that you can move through the tides of change, even though you may be new to the professional workforce.
This question is behavioral-based, so the interviewers are looking for a specific story-based example of a time when you successfully responded to and dealt with change. Your example can be from either school, work, sports, volunteer, or everyday life. Deliver this story using the STAR answer method. STAR is an acronym for Situation, Task, Action, Result.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"During my fall internship at a mid-sized CPA firm, a restructuring occurred in the audit department, and I received new management part-way through my term. I also needed to hand off some of the accounts I had been helping to nurture. At first, I found the change frustrating because I could not see my work to completion and had just started getting comfortable with the role and expectations. Rather than react out of frustration, I took the time to think about the positive outcome of the change. The positive factors included meeting a new team, being introduced to more leaders in the firm, and getting to know a larger number of client accounts. Once I was able to see the bigger picture and look at the overall benefits, I adjusted to my new situation quickly."
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