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Tax Associate at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in Vancouver, BC Oct 2012 – Reviewed Apr 21, 2013
Interview Details
2 interviews
- 1st interview was one to one - pretty standard questions
- 2nd was about 4 hour interview where you met 1 partner, 1 manager and had lunch with two of the associates.
Interview Question – No unexpected questions, you just need to be able to carry the conversation and look interested. Answer Question
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Marketing Specialist at KPMG
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013
Interview Details Had one of the worst experience in the history of phone interviews. Was initially considered for the same role and made it to the last round, however this time around had a bad experience with the HR contact. She told me a date and time to call and then didn't pick up. Responded an hour later and said she was having a busy morning and I should call back at another date. In the second attempt, she sounded extremely uninterested even before the first question. She was also typing so loudly that it was distracting to answer.
Interview Question – Basic questions - Walk through your resume, Why KPMG, Elaborate on your present position. Answer Question
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 09, 2013
Interview Details
1) preinterview dinner
2) 2 interviews - conversational style
Interview Question – They normally ask questions about something that stands out to them about you. Answer Question
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Senior Consultant at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Toronto, ON Oct 2012 – Reviewed Jan 15, 2013
Interview Details There are two stages of interviews. One is normal one-on-one case interview combined with behvioral questions - 2 rounds of these. The second stage, if you make through the first one, is a panel interview. In the panel interview, the candidate is given a real-life case with all the data and access to excel and powerpoint. The candidate gets three hours to understand the problem at hand, analyze the data and recommend solutions through a power point template. The candidate gets 15 minutes before a panel followed by 15 mins of questions/ answer session.
Interview Question – What would be one reason that you would not want to join KPMG Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Not much room for negotiation. Packages are standardized and have regular terms and conditions.
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Summer Intern at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Vancouver, BC Oct 2008 – Reviewed Nov 10, 2012
Interview Details
Campus Recruiting
The process was intense, but only because there were so many people trying to land limited positions. The real challenge is getting the interview. Resume and cover letters have to be solid and you must know someone on the inside.
Campus recruiting events are ridiculous as huge crowds gather around one person.
Interview Question – No very difficult questions. Just be sure you know why you want to work at KPMG (over the other Big 4) and why you want to be a CA View Answer
Negotiation Details – There is no opportunity to negotiate.
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Summer Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in Calgary, AB Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 14, 2012
Interview Details KPMG held a couple meet and greets prior to the application deadline. After the deadline they were very quick to offer interviews. At Mount Royal they held an informal meet and greet to MRU interviewees.Very friendly and approachable. Interview was held at the downtown office. Two 30 minute interviews back to back (behavioural with a recruiter and conversational with a partner), followed by a round table event where you were able to ask questions to the different aspects of the business. Afterwards broke into small groups and went out for lunch. Group consisted of 3 interviewees and 2 assosicates. Entire process lasted from 8:40am till 2:30pm. Post interview event was held near the saddledome that evening. The firm is very team orientated so make sure you go to all events.
Interview Question – Explain a time when you dealt with a difficult customer/situation and describe what you did to resolve the conflict Answer Question
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IT at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Toronto, ON Feb 2011 – Reviewed Feb 20, 2012
Interview Details Both interviews were great and professional. The phone interview provided a good description of the job expectations and the environment. The 1:1 was very professional, focused on what I know and how I can bring value to the Team and to the company. One year later I can say that everything I was told in the interview still applies, and I still feel the same excitement as day one.
Interview Question – - Describe the most challenging project you worked on in your career. Answer Question
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Consultant at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Toronto, ON Sep 2010 – Reviewed Nov 10, 2011
Interview Details
Interviewers were extremely pleasant, and made the entire process seem like a normal dialogue. Interview predominantly focused on fit questions, and reviewing what was already on my resume.
There were no case study questions.
Interview Question – Why KPMG? Answer Question
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Summer Audit Intern at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Vancouver, BC Oct 2011 – Reviewed Oct 05, 2011
Interview Details
First round of interview is very casual where they just want to see that you are able to uphold a conversation. Not a lot of behavioral questions.
Second round of interviews is much more intensive and lasted about 3 hrs with general interviews with a senior manager where you just discuss ideas and stuff and a behavioral interview with a partner. Much more structured than the first one.
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to Be a CA Answer Question
- What is your greatest strength? what do you bring to the job Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Didn't negotiate anything. I'm an intern.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Toronto, ON Apr 2009 – Reviewed Oct 02, 2011
Interview Details
The interview process is based on behavioural questions. (i.e. tell me about a time when....). Questions surround topics like: teamwork, communication, talking about your experience on your resume, etc...
The interview process consists of a dinner the night before with the hiring managers of all the audit groups.
Thereafter, the next day, you have an interview with a senior manager and partner. There is also a lunch after both interviews.
You typically hear back on the same day if they are willing to extend and offer.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a non-cooperating group member? how did you resolve the issue? Answer Question
- Why are you involved in these particular extra-curricular activities? Answer Question
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