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How do you exercise logic?

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The interviewer would like to know that you can exercise logic and good judgment. As PwC advertises, "Today's dynamic business environment requires analytical thinking, fact-based decision making, and collaborative action." Define your approach, philosophy, and formal process to logical thinking and data analysis.

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"I exercise logic every day, and my reasoning skills are strong. I have formal processes in place when making a client plan, and I also use past cases to come to logical conclusions in tougher situations. Logical thinking is all about putting the pieces together. I do a lot of IQ and mental exercises in my spare time. The activities seem fun, but they also improve my logic and reasoning skills. I have trained myself to think in conditional statements so that my brain automatically searches for the logic in any situation."

Kevin Downey

"I look at everything analytically. I start by taking everything apart in my mind, then reorganizing all the pieces. I determine what is integral and what is extraneous and prioritize. I then take it a step further and get the input of other key players to identify what they value most about the subject at hand. With that information, I remove everything else and make fact-based decisions based on those key components."

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35PwC Interview Questions & Answers

Communication

1.How would you explain the management consulting industry to someone who is unfamiliar?

Compatibility

2.Who are our clients at PwC?

Job Satisfaction

3.As a management consultant, who is your ideal client?

Experience

4.What cutting-edge management tools have you used in your career?

Communication

5.Why do companies need consultants?

Diligence

6.How do you keep up to date on the changes in our industry, from regulations to tech?

7.In consulting, much of your growth will come from feedback on client projects. How do you accept and implement feedback?

Competency

8.Who are PwC's biggest competitors? How do we stand out from the rest?

Education

9.What have you done to expand your knowledge in the past three months?

Creative Thinking

10.How would you make PwC more profitable?

Critical Thinking

11.How do you exercise logic?

Adaptability

12.How do you learn the company culture of a new client when taking on their project?

Diligence

13.How do you manage the lifecycle of your projects to ensure on-time deliverables and deadlines?

Experience

14.What steps do you take when researching a new market or industry?

15.How do you react when your team misses a deadline?

Problem Solving

16.What makes you a great problem solver?

Problem Solving

17.How do you prioritize multiple projects when they all seem equally important?

Compatibility

18.What do you believe is the most important service we offer at PwC?

Leadership

19.Have you ever supervised or trained junior consultants?

Job Satisfaction

20.PwC works with clients across many industries. Which of our clients' industries interests you the most?

Experience

21.What do you think makes a good management consultant?

Performance Based

22.What will be the greatest challenges you face in this job? How will you overcome these challenges?

Role-Specific

23.What have you done in the last few months to strengthen your professional network?

Experience

24.What do you believe are the most critical KPIs for a management consulting firm to consider?

Behavioral

25.What is the most challenging client issue you have faced this year? How did you overcome the situation?

Behavioral

26.Do you consider yourself a persuasive person?

Communication

27.What are the components of a successful and effective presentation?

Job Satisfaction

28.How does a career in management consulting fulfill and satisfy you?

Job Satisfaction

29.How can PwC motivate you?

Conflict

30.Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with a colleague with whom you did not see eye-to-eye. How did you get along well enough to make it a success?

Diversity

31.How comfortable are you working in a culturally diverse environment?

Career Goals

32.If you could work at any of our offices, which would you prefer?

Leadership

33.Who is your role model or a mentor?

Behavioral

34.Tell us about yourself.

Behavioral

PwC Mock Interview

How do you exercise logic?

35PwC Interview Questions & Answers

1.How would you explain the management consulting industry to someone who is unfamiliar?

2.Who are our clients at PwC?

3.As a management consultant, who is your ideal client?

4.What cutting-edge management tools have you used in your career?

5.Why do companies need consultants?

6.How do you keep up to date on the changes in our industry, from regulations to tech?

7.In consulting, much of your growth will come from feedback on client projects. How do you accept and implement feedback?

8.Who are PwC's biggest competitors? How do we stand out from the rest?

9.What have you done to expand your knowledge in the past three months?

10.How would you make PwC more profitable?

11.How do you exercise logic?

12.How do you learn the company culture of a new client when taking on their project?

13.How do you manage the lifecycle of your projects to ensure on-time deliverables and deadlines?

14.What steps do you take when researching a new market or industry?

15.How do you react when your team misses a deadline?

16.What makes you a great problem solver?

17.How do you prioritize multiple projects when they all seem equally important?

18.What do you believe is the most important service we offer at PwC?

19.Have you ever supervised or trained junior consultants?

20.PwC works with clients across many industries. Which of our clients' industries interests you the most?

21.What do you think makes a good management consultant?

22.What will be the greatest challenges you face in this job? How will you overcome these challenges?

23.What have you done in the last few months to strengthen your professional network?

24.What do you believe are the most critical KPIs for a management consulting firm to consider?

25.What is the most challenging client issue you have faced this year? How did you overcome the situation?

26.Do you consider yourself a persuasive person?

27.What are the components of a successful and effective presentation?

28.How does a career in management consulting fulfill and satisfy you?

29.How can PwC motivate you?

30.Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with a colleague with whom you did not see eye-to-eye. How did you get along well enough to make it a success?

31.How comfortable are you working in a culturally diverse environment?

32.If you could work at any of our offices, which would you prefer?

33.Who is your role model or a mentor?

34.Tell us about yourself.

35.If you could serve as a consultant to your younger self, what professional advice would you give yourself?