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Interview at the Big Four companies: the most common questions

If you're interviewing at one of the Big Four companies - or several at once - you'll have to reveal a lot about yourself. While shock tests and questions related to the technical side of future work are the most popular in banks, in the audit field the greatest interest is in your competence and compliance with employer standards. Why did you choose this particular company, why are you attracted to this position and a hundred other similar “whys”. Let's look at specific examples.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
At PWC, the issue of competence is particularly acute. It will be useful to familiarize yourself with

1. Tell me about a situation in which you had to correct someone else's mistake
2. What, in your opinion, are the responsibilities of this position?
3. Tell us how your work has improved after critical evaluation
4. What news regarding PWC are you familiar with?
5. Tell us about how you worked as a team to achieve common results? What was your role? What were your responsibilities?
6. Tell us about how you managed to organize work on a project or event. What obstacles did you have to overcome? Whose help did you need? How satisfied were you with the result?
7. What financial news have you heard lately? Why did they interest you?
8. Give an example of how you failed to achieve your goal.
9. Give an example of how you managed to make new acquaintances.
10. Why did you choose auditing?
11. Give an example of a time you worked with someone whose approach to work was different from yours. What were the differences?
12. Tell me about a time when you had to say something unethical.
13. Give an example of how you had to work without sufficient information.
14. Why did you choose PWC?
15. What interests you about a PWC career?
16. Tell us about a time you had to resolve conflict.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Interviews at Deloitte are in many ways similar to those at PWC: you will face a detailed analysis of your skills and knowledge, diluted with the most unexpected questions. Check out the list on the company's website and make sure you have examples from personal experience for each of the listed competencies.

1. Tell us about a project you are proud of.
2. If you were described in three words, what would those words be?
3. Why did you choose Deloitte?
4. What attracts you to auditing?
5. Tell us about your work on one of your long-term projects.
6. If you were initially interested in accounting, why did you pursue higher education?
7. What are your positive qualities?
8. Tell us about a time you had to stand up for a friend.
9. What other companies have you sent your resume to?
10. Tell us about a situation in which you had to independently choose a strategy for further action? How did you come to the right decision?
11. How much effort do you put into doing your best?
12. What can you give to Deloitte?
13. How do you cope with stress?
14. Tell us how you had to adapt to new conditions.
15. Why do pots have round necks?

The other day, Sunyat Bakenov, a Soviet and Kazakh journalist and writer, gave an interview to the editors of “Adebietportals"O how objectively the image of his grandfather Torsan Tlemisula was described in the novel by the Kazakh writer Gabit Musrepov “Ulpan is her name.”

— Please tell us about yourself.

— I am 88 years old, I retired in 1991 as an assistant to the Kazakh poet Olzhas Suleimenov. He worked as a journalist in Soviet sports, the newspapers “Moskovskaya Gazeta”, “Soviet Patriot”.

He received his primary education in an aul where there was only a Kazakh school. But the Russian school was far away. Therefore, I graduated from 7 classes in the village, and with a gold medal.

Sunyat Bakenov in his youth

I am a philologist by training; I studied in the Kazakh department for a couple of years.

And my family and I moved to Kazakhstan from Russia during the Great Patriotic War. Now I live in Almaty.

Sunyat Bakenov

— How well are you familiar with the image of Torsan Tilemisula in Gabit Musrepov’s novel “Ulpan is her name”? Is the image of Torsan bai in the above-mentioned novel by G. Musrepov true? Are there any points with which you disagree?

— I am familiar enough with the image of Torsan bai to talk about how objectively Gabit Musrepov described him in the novel.

In reality, Torsan was a great man. I have never seen the name “Torsan” among the Kazakhs anywhere. Although now such a name occurs, albeit rarely. For example, my grandson in Almaty and my nephew’s grandson in Ishim (Russia) have this name.

He even has poems he composed.

The Sibans did not like Torsan. Sibans, Uaks and Kereys are the clans of the Middle Zhuz. According to legend, one woman from the Siban clan was left alive with a boy, who began to be called Syy bala, which translated from the Kazakh language means “gift boy”, which is where the name of the Siban clan came from.

Tlemis, Torsan's father was a translator for the steppe governor-general. And Sapak is the father of Tlemis, my great-great-grandfather was a shepherd of pigs and horses. He herded and sold pigs, because there was a high demand for them among the Russian population.

At that time, a new district was opened, now in the Kostanay region, and the Genghisids needed a Sultan. Kumanbai became the first sultan, Yesieniei bai became the second. How was it?

Chingiz Valikhanov applied to become the sultan while being a Chingizid. When Ch. Valikhanov put forward his candidacy to become the Sultan, Russia was already tired of his endless attacks against Russia. Yesieniei told him more than once that even Cossack detachments could destroy him, not like Russia, and that he would achieve nothing with such behavior.

The governor-general of the district town of Akmola region called his translator Tlemis, father Torsan, and said that it was necessary to make sure that Chingiz Valikhanov was not elected sultan. Instead, it was necessary to find an honest and decent person with an impeccable reputation. And such a person was found. It turned out to be Yesieniei Bai, unsullied and known for his struggle for peace in the area.

Thus, Yesieniei from the Kerei family became a major bei and sultan. After Yesieniei’s death, enormous wealth went to his young wife Ulpan from the Kipchak clan, with whom he lived for only 8-9 years.

Ulpan treated Tlemis like a father and asked for help finding an intelligent manager. It was difficult for her to cope with relatives who were trying to get their hands on Yesieniei’s wealth.

Without thinking twice, Tlemis proposed the candidacy of his 19-year-old son Torsan, brilliantly educated and literate (he studied at a Russian school and knew the Russian language well). The other two sons were at work.

So, Torsan became the manager. Ulpan, who was 26 years old at that time, liked him. Moreover, she was in love with him. But he was nimble and slowly began to take the property for himself. The Sibans could not help but notice this and declared to Ulpan their intention to kill Torsan. They even prepared 100 head of cattle, which was considered a ransom for the death of a person. But Ulpan said: “First kill me and only then Torsan, because he will be my son-in-law, I will marry him to my 12-year-old daughter Bizhiken.” And the Sibans did not touch Torsan. Later, after the marriage, Bizhiken gave birth to a daughter to Torsan, but both subsequently died.

After this, Ulpan found a way out of the situation by marrying Torsan to her niece Zhauka, who was loved by all the employees for her good character. Over the course of 7-8 years, she gave birth to five boys and one girl: Shokan, Sheri, Arap, Baken, Kazi, Aisha, who was her favorite daughter and later died.

Torsan was also known for the construction of significant institutions. On his native land, in Zhanazhol, Torsan built two schools and a mosque, and opened another school in Fedorovka not far from the Kurgan region.

In the archives of the city of Omsk there is a document that says that two generals came and awarded Torsan an overcoat and a medal for opening the first Russian-Kazakh school in the village of Presnogorkovka in the north of what is now Kazakhstan.

Sabit Mukanov and Gabit Musrepov studied at that school. G. Musrepov also mentioned in his autobiographical essay about one Russian language teacher who believed in him and contributed to the successful completion of school. The fact is that he wrote an essay on the Russian language with continuous errors. Despite this, the teacher stood up for young Gabit and said that he would still become a great writer.

And in 1920, Torsan Tlemisuly died.

— Please tell us about the image of Bizhiken in the novel “Ulpan is her name”, how does it correspond to reality?

- Her real name was Bibisaure. Nobody called her a girl because she dressed like a boy. Nobody asked for Bizhiken; she was a fighting girl. The image is quite convincing.

Yesieniei also had two sons; they apparently died from Torsan’s curse because Yesieniei ordered his father Tliemis to be flogged. Although, this was fair according to the law of the steppe.

— What was the fate of the descendants of Torsan Bai during the repression of 1930-1937?

— As mentioned above, Torsan had five sons. Son Arap stood out among his brothers. He was very modest, weak, but knew literature and Arabic well, played the dombra and kobyz well, and told fairy tales and poems to children.

Torsan told Arap more than once: “You will die of hunger if another government comes.” At that time, Soviet power was already looming.

Our property was confiscated, and we were exiled to Siberia, to the Kemerovo region. They left the Arab because they wanted him to survive. But it turned out the other way around. The Torsan family, who left their native lands, survived, but Arap died of hunger in 1932. Shokan's eldest son was hacked to death by the bandits of commander Kovalev. Only Sheri, Baken and Kazi remained.

— A little history about your uncle Kazi and his activities in Alash-Orda. Which of the Alashorda activists did Kazi, son of Torsan bai, keep in touch with while being a member of the Akmola regional committee of Alash-Orda?

— Mukhtar Auezov also said that as long as he lived, he did not see such beautiful Kazakhs as Kazi Torsanov. He was the chief of police - the Minister of Internal Affairs in the Provisional Government. Therefore, his connection with the leaders of the Alashorda movement, Akhmet Baitursynov and Alikhan Bukeikhanov, is obvious.

He also kept in touch with the Kazakh writer Magzhan Zhumabaev. And my father Baken and M. Zhumabaev were relatives to each other, since their wives were sisters.

Kazi was once put in prison together with M. Zhumabaev. And the magazines of that time wrote about this with great sorrow. There were a lot of rallies. They wanted to shoot Magzhan Zhumabaev and Kazi Torsanov.

Mukhtar Auezov came with a petition for the prisoners to be released, however, nothing worked. But Kolchak’s revolution broke out and all the political repressors were released. Later, Kazi dealt with the enemies who put him in prison.

In the novel “The Thorny Path,” Saken Seifullin wrote that a local policeman shot Kazi while he was conducting training with horsemen. But that was not the case. In fact, he died a natural death.

— What was the view of the writers Gabit Musrepov and Sabit Mukanov towards the ideas of the Alashorda people?

Sabit Mukanov and Gabit Musrepov were against the idea of ​​Alash-Orda. If they were in favor, they would have been shot. Although Sabit Mukanov at one time even lived with Kazi as a good friend, this fact was carefully hidden.

— A little about your family. Please tell us more about your father Baken. It is known that Torsan's son Baken was engaged in trade. In the novel “School of Life” he is described by the author as follows: “he received cooperative goods from the Kolchak government using forged powers of attorney and immediately sold them to the side.” From Baken - Kulyamai, Bilal, Eslambek, Suniyat. From Bilyal - Arystanbek, From Arystanbek - Torsan. From Eslambek - Magauia. From Suniyat - Anuar. From Anuar - Askar, Arkady.

— Baken was not a merchant. He, for the most part, led an idle life.

Aktokty, sung by Akan Seri, was the first wife of Baken's father. Her real name is Umsun. And they had a daughter, Kulyamai, my beloved sister. Thus, Baken was mentioned in two Akan Seri plays.

Portrait of Baken

After the death of his first wife, his father married a second time. The story of the second marriage is interesting in its own way. Then, in the Kokchetav region there lived one girl, so beautiful and serious. Friends of Baken's father gathered and stole the girl. Her father was disappointed when he saw her during the day and even wanted to return her to her parents. She was small, red-haired with blue eyes. But, after much persuasion from his friends, and in addition, it was too late, he had to marry her.

Thus, sister Kamash, brothers Bilal, Eslambek and I, Sunyat, were born.

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As a personal trainer, I use specific, insightful questions to help my clients better understand themselves and to clarify their goals for me personally.

I usually ask open-ended questions that can't be answered with a simple yes or no, so the client has to dig deeper and find answers they may not have even thought about before. Asking the right questions can stimulate deeper, more interesting conversations and discourse, and set the stage for discovering common interests, creating stronger connections, and strengthening mutual understanding and empathy.

There is an art to asking good questions. No one wants to feel like they're being interviewed or like they're being pressured for information. Important and most important part this process lies in the ability to listen carefully to the answer and perceive what lies behind the words.

Listening also involves the ability to observe body language, listen to the tone of speech, and be sensitive to what is left unspoken. It is important to be able to ask thoughtful follow-up questions and keep the conversation going, reflecting its essence. By learning to ask good questions and listen carefully, you will create space for closer, stronger, and more enjoyable relationships.

Here are 25 questions that will help you start an interesting, deep conversation:

1. What is your best childhood memory? This question always makes people smile and often leads to humorous and emotional conversations about family, travel, holidays, traditions, hopes, dreams and friendships. You can learn a lot about a person who shares their childhood memories with you.

2. If you had a chance to change something in life, what would you choose? This question can give you insight into the person's condition and who they are. You will also be able to see his weaknesses and learn about his hopes and dreams. Often, when people share their regrets or unfulfilled desires with others, it broadens their interactions and increases trust.

3. How did you two meet? This is a great question to ask when communicating with a couple. Quite often, telling a story about a first meeting brings people together, bringing back happy memories. This gives them something to enjoy together and allows you to learn more about their background and how they interact with each other.

5. What kind of music do you like? Our favorite music helps define ourselves and reflects the dreams and views of our generation. What we listen to reflects what resonates with our soul. This most clearly and honestly reveals our inner essence and our deep beliefs, which are sometimes very difficult to express in words.

6. If you could go anywhere, where would you choose and why? This question not only allows you to discuss past travel experiences, but also helps you better understand the other person's personality, interests, and adventurous spirit.

7. If you could only have five things, what would you choose? This question really makes people think. We are very attached to our things, but there are only a few of them that are of particular importance to us. When people are forced to define this, you can see what material goods they value most.

8. Which school teacher had the greatest influence on you and why? Teachers can play a key role in developing our love of learning, exploring our true desires, and discovering our talents. These people inspire us or simply believe in us and want the best for us.

9. Have you ever thought about what will be written on your tombstone? Although this question is a bit touchy, it touches on important topics, looking deep into the heart. What are we aiming for? How do we want to be remembered and what do we want to leave behind?

10. What was the turning point in your life? This question allows you to move to a deeper level of communication. Often such moments arise when experiencing difficult life situations: death, divorce, job loss, etc. It is during these times that we are forced to make huge mental, physical or emotional shifts.

11. Why did you choose this profession? The story of why a person chose a particular profession helps to learn a lot about him, about his motivations, interests, education and ambitions. We often spend most of our time at work. Consequently, the answer to this question also shows what a person has decided to closely connect his life with.

12. How do you spend your time? free time? This question serves as an excellent addition to the previous one, making complete picture about how a person managed to organize his life. We will be able to learn about the interests, various hobbies and obligations of our interlocutor.

13. If you won the lottery, what would you do with your winnings? This is a fun question that reveals a person's attitude towards money, work and life goals. Would the person quit his job? Would you buy your dream home? Or would you do something altruistic? Would a person be happy to receive a large monetary fortune or would he want to avoid such gifts of fate?

14. Who do you admire? The answer to this question will reveal who a person wants to be like. We admire people whose actions and character reflect what we want to see in ourselves. Once you know the answer, you can learn more about the true character of the interlocutor.

15. Tell us about your three favorite books. Why did you choose them? Discussing your favorite books creates space for an interesting conversation and helps your interlocutors find common language. It also gives both parties the opportunity to learn something new and understand different points of view or interests that they had not thought about before.

16. What are you most afraid of? This question is meant to probe the waters and yet can reveal a lot. Every person is afraid of something and it is these fears and concerns that show our vulnerabilities and painful points. When someone shares something like this with you, you need to respond with caution, kindness, and trust. You need to be respectful and sensitive to other people's fears so that they feel safe and can open up to you on a deeper level.

17. What do you understand by the word “love”? Every person has their own “love language”: words, behaviors and attitudes that show how they express their love and that make them feel loved. This is a great question to ask your significant other.

18. What are your favorites? strong qualities? Most people don't feel comfortable answering this question at first because they're trying to be modest. But deep down, we all want recognition for our positive qualities. Typically, people ask the same question to their interlocutor and this creates a positive connection between them.

19. Can you remember your most embarrassing moment? You should not take this issue too seriously and then you can laugh heartily, remembering such moments. Most people like to tell funny stories about themselves, as long as there is no shame or guilt involved. Sometimes people may talk about something painful or shameful. Then it's time to show compassion and participation.

20. If you became president, what would be the first thing you would do? Thanks to this question you can learn a lot about political views, ideals, values ​​and concerns of the interlocutor. If you want to avoid lengthy arguments, just be prepared for the possibility that you may not agree with the other person's opinion. Don't forget that we are all different and that's wonderful. Communication completes us. Be open.

21. How old do you feel now, and why? Ask this question to people over 50 and you'll get some interesting answers. As people age, many people do not feel their chronological age. It is very interesting to know how people perceive themselves internally. It is likely that their age does not coincide with their feelings at all.

22. If you could witness any event from the past, present or future, what would you choose? This is a great question for an engaging conversation. You'll be able to learn about the other person's interests and goals, and perhaps be inspired to explore your own interests more deeply.

23. What skill would you like to learn and why? Most people want to constantly improve for their own satisfaction. This question will give a person the opportunity not only to talk about his desires, but also to think about why he has not yet achieved success in what he wants.

24. What is your idea of ​​a perfect day? Reflecting on this question makes us return to memories of wonderful days lived. The question adds a happy note to the conversation, awakening pleasant feelings and perhaps even a desire to recreate that perfect day.

25. How would your friends describe you? This question allows a person to step back and try to see themselves from a different perspective, bringing self-awareness and self-honesty into the conversation, and making the conversation deeper and more interesting.

By asking these questions, you can also learn a lot about yourself. You show others that you are involved, interested, and respect their personality. You create strong connections, exchange of sincere feelings and genuine information. When others feel valued by you, you create the basis for lasting, mutually beneficial, wonderful relationships.

There is already an introduction, it says who a citizen is, that we are citizens, etc. Then it says that Russia, like other countries, has an anthem, a coat of arms and a flag (I even came up with a poem about the flag) And lastly, I also wrote about the duties of a citizen...

Help me think of something else to write!! And tell us about this in more detail, but there is no need to describe it too much.
I will be very grateful for your help!!)

Practical Thinking The difference between theoretical and practical thinking is that they are related to practice in different ways: not that

one of them has a connection with practice, and the other does not, but the fact is that the nature of this connection is different. The work of practical thinking is mainly aimed at solving specific specific problems: organizing the work of a given plant, developing and implementing a battle plan, etc., while the work of theoretical thinking is mainly aimed at finding general patterns: principles of production organization, tactical and strategic patterns. The work of the practical mind is directly woven into practical activity and is subject to the continuous test of practice, while the work of the theoretical mind is usually subject to practical test only in its final results... The theoretical mind is responsible to practice only for the final result of its work, while the practical mind is responsible in the very process of mental activity. A theoretical scientist can put forward various kinds of working hypotheses, sometimes test them for a very long period of time, discard those that do not justify themselves, replace them with others, etc. A practitioner’s ability to use hypotheses is incomparably more limited, since these hypotheses must be tested not in special experiments, but in life itself, and - what is especially important - a practical worker does not always have time for such checks. The harsh conditions of time are one of the most characteristic features of the work of the practical mind. What has been said is already enough to cast doubt on one very widespread belief, namely the belief that the highest demands on the mind are made by theoretical activities: science, philosophy, art. Kant once argued that genius is possible only in art. Hegel saw the pursuit of philosophy as the highest level of activity of the mind. Psychologists of the early 20th century. The work of a scientist was usually considered the highest manifestation of mental activity. In all these cases, the theoretical mind was regarded as the highest possible form of manifestation of intelligence. The practical mind, even at its highest levels, is the mind of a politician, statesman, a commander - was regarded from this point of view as a more elementary, easier, seemingly less qualified form of intellectual activity. Questions and tasks: 1) What differences between theoretical and practical thinking does B. M. Teplov highlight? 2) What types of activities are most consistent with the practical type of thinking? 3) Continue the list of activities mentioned in the fragment. On what basis do you include this or that type of activity in this list? 4) Do you agree with the scientist in assessing the importance of practical thinking? What could you argue about? What arguments can you give to support your point of view?

Part C - ECONOMY Market economy For the emergence of market relations, the presence or absence of private property rights to

economic resources. At various epochs of history, small-scale farms created best conditions to form a market system with its classic signs of competition, balance of supply and demand, free pricing. The destruction of the traditions of private property destroys the market system itself... The market is universal system use of limited resources. Limited resources do not allow the production of all types of consumer goods that people need. Minerals, capital, knowledge and information about production technologies are limited. The resources of the earth are also limited. And not only in the sense of the boundaries of the earth’s land or the geographically designated territories of individual states. The land is inherently limited in the sense that each section of it at the same time can be used either in the agricultural sector, or in the mining industry, or for construction. The role of the market as a regulator economic relations assessed differently. Along with those who believe the market system is the most efficient economic model, there are many who see serious shortcomings in this system. Critics of the market, in particular, draw attention to the fact that there are areas of life where market regulation is inappropriate and does not achieve the desired goals (public transport, defense, etc.). According to the book "Economic Theory" Ed. V.D. Kamaeva. M., 2003. pp. 47, 50 Assignment: C1. Make a plan for the text. To do this, highlight the main semantic fragments of the text and title each of them. C2. What three characteristics of a market system are indicated in the text? C3. How do the authors see the limitations of such a resource as land? (Indicate three manifestations). C4. List four types of resources that are limited in the text. What type of resource is not mentioned? Using a specific example, show the limitations of this type of resource. C5. From your history course you know that in Russia after the revolution of 1917, industry was nationalized. This marked the beginning of the liquidation market economy in the country. Give the position of the text in which this dependence is expressed. Based on historical and social science knowledge, indicate one of the features of the economic system that established itself in the country in the 20-30s of the twentieth century. C6. The text indicates that many researchers see in market system serious shortcomings. Do you agree with this market assessment? Based on the text and social science knowledge, give two arguments (in addition to those given in the text) in defense of your position.

help me answer questions 5 and 6 please!!!