In April 2008, I was commencing my final year of university, and went to a career fair and met someone from Deloitte. Through chatting with him, I was convinced to apply for a job to start in February 2009. The application process consisted of approximately 4 x 200 word questions, summarising what our skills were, how Deloitte matched with our career goals, etc. Pretty standard questions to all the big four. CV, covering letter, and academic transcript were uploaded to the application form. Within a few days, on a Saturday morning, I received a call asking for a phone interview. This was a 5 minute screening conversation where they essentially asked the same questions as in the application, but worded differently. They then asked to schedule testing, for a few days later. The testing was at the Auckland office, there were about 15 of us all set up with laptops, where we did the online test. We had pencil and paper to do workings on. The testing was primarily English reading and mathematical comprehension. This lasted for about 45 minutes, possibly longer. Some time after then, I was invited to an interview, scheduled for a few days later. The interview was at the Auckland office, with a Partner and Manager in my service line. The interview was approximately 45-60 mins long, and consisted of a two-way discussion around my CV, with some guiding question the interviewers had to ensure all their required topics were covered off. All the questions were stock-standard: tell me about your background; what brings you to accounting; where do you see your career going; how does Deloitte fit into your career; what can you offer Deloitte; etc. I got the sense that the interviewers were also using the interview as an opportunity to sell the benefits of Deloitte to me, which was appreciated. The interview concluded with a brief tour of the building, including of the floor. Within 20 minutes I received a call from the Partner with a verbal offer, and that afternoon the contract had arrived by courier to my house. The next day there was a drinks evening at the Auckland office (as with all the firms). I attended this, and met some other people from the service line. They all seemed very approachable and friendly, and gave me a positive impression of the firm. At that stage I had three offers on the table (including Deloitte's), but I still had one more interview (with PwC) and did not want to accept of decline any offers until I had been to interviews with all of the big four. The next day I received an unexpected call from an Associate Director at Deloitte inviting me to a morning coffee, to have a chat about the firm and my interests and experience. The Associate Director acknowledged that it was extremely short notice and did not expect me, as a university student, to be dressed in business attire, and assured me it was only a casual meeting. I met with the Associate Director and another Manager for approximately 30 minutes to hear more about the service line. Within a few days I had my interview with PwC, and based on the feeling I had of the chemistry and the personability of the PwC staff, it was abundantly clear that Deloitte was the right choice. The day after the PwC interview, before receiving an offer, I called Deloitte to accept the offer, signed the contract, and hand-delivered it to their office. I subsequently started working in February 2009, some 10 months later. Between the interview and starting work, Deloitte made many efforts to keep in touch and help build a relationship, including invitations to service line dinners, staff functions, and being allocated a "buddy" - a grad from the previous year - to help us transition into the firm.