The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Plante Moran (Grand Rapids, MI) in Oct 2011
Interview
I hired in through campus. They did a first round interview then brought me in for an office visit. At the office visit I had three interviews. One with a partner, one with a manger, and one with an associate. The partner was laid back and conversational. The manager was also laid back but had to get through a couple of interpersonal questions. The associate asked purely leadership and interpersonal questions (this interview was more intense and I did not care or the style). Be sure to know your leadership style and have multiple examples of leadership situations. I had lunch with two staff auditors after the interview. I was not overly impressed with their extreme use of interpersonal questions. I have interviewed with and received offers from some of the Big 4 and Plante was definitely more intense in their questioning process.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a leader you admire and compare and contrast their style to your own?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Plante Moran (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2018
Interview
The interview process was one that most of the other firms follow. Phone interview and then an office interview at the firm. Everybody was outgoing and made you feel very comfortable. The Chicago office is absolutely beautiful. You can tell by visiting the firm that there is a reason why they preach on their outstanding culture. I was very impressed with the firms values and the employees I met throughout the office interview. However, the audit staff positions that I applied for were given to the interns for Winter of 2019. Fall 2019 has positions open and waiting to hear about a decision at the end of October, once the other candidates have interviwed, since I interviewed early. I would never consider waiting until Fall 2019 to start but Plante Moran is significantly different than the Big 4 and other public accounting firms. Plante Moran is very selective when hiring because they seek only the best employees. Whether I receive an offer or not, Plante Moran was by far one of the best accounting firm interview experiences I've ever had.
I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Plante Moran in Oct 2016
Interview
I had an on campus interview after attending a job fair and speaking with a recruiter. It was thirty minutes long and consisted of standard behavioral questions. There were no tricky questions. They just asked about your leadership ability and greatest accomplishment. They just want to know if you will be a good fit for the company. I got a call back the next day about scheduling an office visit.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Plante Moran (Grand Rapids, MI) in Sept 2015
Interview
Process was very smooth and moved along very quickly. Met them through a career fair at school and was then called to set up a phone interview. The interview was about half an hour long and very conversational. Basic behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you give us an example of a time when a plan did not go the way you expected and you had to change your plan to accomplish the goal?