For those of you who have not heard back from PWC, there is still hope. Just called them, they have not finished reviewing applications yet and are still in the screening process.
I emailed Grant Thornton a while ago; this was their response:
Thank you for your email expressing your interest in working with Grant Thornton.
We do take on cadets each year, however at this stage we are not recruiting for any cadets for the year beginning January 2014.
All of our...
Same position; had interview on Monday for PWC and have not heard back. I was told 5 - 10 working days as well.
And with EY, sat the online test and have not heard back. Do you happen to be a 1st year?
I made it to 2nd round last year for GAM at UBS.
Standard interview questions pretty much. However if they ask you "are you more of a maths or english person?" be sure to say Maths.
Apart from that, they may ask about the current state of the economy and how that effects the certain division...
Unlikely. I have seen a few Equity research positions that have said non penultimate students can apply, however the chances are slim. I'm not sure about accounting though