Grant Thornton

The best way to turn an internship into a full-time offer is to come to work and events with a positive attitude and eagerness to learn. Grant Thornton does a phenomenal job on teaching you all the technical and industry specific skills that are required to be a CPA.

You need to have above average computer skills. Ability to express your thoughts in a meaningful but concise way. Willingness to get involved and the desire to volunteer in help out other team when your schedule allows. Remember that as a new hire you will have down times, so please ask to be busy.

The great thing about the organization is that they support you in taking ownership over your career and help provide you with as much guidance including professional development as you move through your career. At GT, there is a direct line of sight to senior leadership, and the culture encourag...

No one day is the same. The work can consist of writing test scripts for a software system, analyzing data inputs and outputs, configuring backend components of a system, coordinating meetings, organizing trainings, and/or developing reports that summarize key information. These are just a few of...

I'd say the main qualities or experience for an intern role at the Firm would be open minded, having a good attitude and coming with a sense to learn and trying your best. At Grant Thornton we look for those who fit within our culture and can work in team situations with time management skills.

GT was a great place for a tax intern role to see what a career in public accounting would be like in tax. There was a variety of work that allowed me to see all aspects of tax from compliance to consulting. That said it was a great place to start a career as you were not pigeonholed into one job.

Easy - learn and be attentive to detail. The seniors will give you tasks, ask questions, get an understanding and do your absolute best to complete it. If you want to be there after college, act like it and be a part of the team you’re on. It’s like a family at the end of the day, especially at GT.

The GT interview for an audit intern role is typically conversational from my experience. Because of that nature, I would just say to be prepared with some topics to talk about, make sure to make it a conversation and not a laundry list, and take chances to go on tangents that are "fun" and not s...

To succeed at GT you have to be flexible, get along easily with groups, but still stay professional. Team interactions are important, so you have to make sure you think about your actions and do your best socially and also give your best effort when finishing your work.

If you define upper management by just managers and up, then there is not a big emphasis on receiving support from them. You'll be assigned a buddy (someone who's usually a new-ish associate) and a manager mentor. At my GT office they also paired up interns with a partner too that would take you ...

In order to succeed at Grant Thornton, I believe a consultant must be dynamic and excellent at time management skills. During my short time there I also noticed that they value personality at GT and it is seen as an added bonus to be yourself and bring your uniqueness to the job. Your interperso...

The work-life balance at GT in my opinion is encouraging as they have an amazing culture. The company has been utilizing a lot of their resources in recent times to improve the culture and ensure that their employees are happy working with the organization. This allows for a better work-life bala...