Completed online application form and was called late October for an early November assessment day. A few days before the assessment day there was a presentation which a told group of maybe 100 about the company and the different sectors then downstairs to talk to different people who worked there and for a drink. The interview process took about 3 hours. Started with a 30min business exercise consisting of 2 questions. Questions were:
1-What would you say are your main attributes and areas for development? How will these benefit KPMG? Please provide evidence/examples in your answer to support this.
2-Using a business/industry of your choice, describe how it is currently thriving despite the downturn in the economy. Give reasons why you feel it is being successful.
Then 2 interviews, one with a manager and one with a director. Both relaxed enough but the first had a lot of competency based questions that got quite detailed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time when you were leading a team and there was one member of the team who was not pulling his/her weight but you were able to get them to do so.
I went to the assessment centre which was the last stage in the graduate audit scheme. We first had an assessed group exercise (involving 4 people including yourself). We were given a topic and had to recommend which path KPMG should go down and then a partner interview which lasts around 30/40 mins
Submit an initial application then complete a monitored (video and audio) online assessment (Situational Judgement Test, logical, numerical) and strengths based video recorded interview. Final stage is an assessment centre in person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why KPMG? why this role? How do you manage your time?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Sydney) in Apr 2025
Interview
Smooth Interview process, interview with two senior managers, and individual phone assessment. Phone assessment included writing an email responding to a case study. Time limit of 10 minutes to draft an email explaining key facts of case.