KPMG Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Online application, situation judgement test, numerical and verbal test; waited nearly 3 months to get the telephone interview since they said there were not enough interviewers ..Unbelievable ; the telephone interview was by HR, who said I'd probably hear from them within 3 days..but given the fact that I waited 3 months for this one, I doubt it seriously

Interview Details Its was slick and simple.
There 4 rounds of interviews, starting with a simple one to one interview, then a HR interview followed by a presentation and finally a two on one with a partner

Interview Details Interview process has several stages. FIrst, standard online tests. Next phone interview asking pretty predictable competency questions, and why kpmg, why tax etc? Then assessment day, this is interesting because it doesn't involve any group exercises but is rather quite individual focussed. You are pretending to work for an energy company and throughout the day do various activities. This includes a written report making recommendations, an e-tray and some simulated meetings with actors. My actor was quite weird and started interviewing me half way through, although I don't think this is usually the case. Finally partner interview, which was more standard questions and talking through a few different businesses. Of all the parts this felt very relaxed.

Reason for Declining – In the end I realised the role wasn't really for me.

Interview Details First Round Interview + Assessment Day

Negotiation Details – Not applicable

Interview Details You go through a 3-4 round process, meeting 2-3 people at each round. In the end you see the whole team, from junior members to the partner. No specific exercice/case study has been set so far, but some team members will ask classic corporate finance questions (WACC, valuation multiples, etc). Track record is really important as you will have almost as many responsibilities as a manager if you are hired as an associate.

Negotiation Details – I managed to negotiate a slightly higher fix salary, as there is a consideration scale based on the rank of your university and the number of years you have been working. But there is no big latitude.

Interview Details Interview process was really quick and had an opportunity to meet my direct team, the head of our area and other key stakeholders. People were all great, and helped create a relaxed interview environment.

Interview Details Short informal interview with manager, he wanted someone who woud 'fit' n the team

Negotiation Details – None negotation, contract on daily rate offered and accepted

Interview Details I went through 2 case studies with 2 associate directors. Both case studies where around profitability with a focus on operations. Both cases required quite a lot of calculus and where average difficulty. The last interview with the partner was typical fit to discuss salary and grade.

Negotiation Details – No room for negotiation but made clear to the partner I needed to relocate to London, therefore it required me more money to live in the city

Interview Details Interview took place at Canary Wharf. Met with an associate director for a financial modelling test. It lasted one hour and required basic excel skills. This was quite easy but dull. Short conversation afterwards to explain thinking behind my solution. Associate Director seemed reasonably bright - a recent hire at KPMG having previously been at Deloitte. There followed an hour with the partner who demonstrated some bizarre behaviours. The partner's most revealing remark was contemptuously dismissive of the unfortunate associate director who had conveyed me to this session. It seemed a harsh way to behave in front of a complete stranger (ie me!) and certainly not the way to convince a complete stranger to come and work for her organisation. The following conversation was intriguing and we agreed that a further discussion would be worthwhile, but I knew that I couldn't work for this individual and, happily, I don't have to.