I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at KPMG (Miami, FL) in Sep 2014
Interview
I met the recruiter during career fair at my college. Then I did first round interviews at my schools career center which consisted of behavioral questions. then did second round at the office, it was also behavioral questions. Very conversational. Then I was called and go a formal job offer.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
All the interviewers I talked with were all very nice. The whole point is for them to get to know you as a person. First round was on-campus interview, and second round is on-site interview which they invited you to the office and gave you an nice pitch about their firm and culture. They also had a fun bowling social after the interviews which was really nice!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one ethical dilemma you have faced and how did you respond to it?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KPMG (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
The first round interview was in-person. It did not go well. The office was locked with no one watching the door. I was told I would be greeted when I arrived but there was no one was there. There was a woman standing in the middle of the office, who I could see behind the glass doors. I waved to her and she didn't bother to open the doors for me. When I got inside the office I asked her if she was my greeter. She was exceptionally rude to me and didn't assist me at all.
Once I finally met my interviewer I believe I answered his questions quite well. However, he didn't like my answers and he repeated his questions to me. They were all very vague, open-ended behavioral questions about how I work in a team. At one point he mentioned community service and I used it as a segway to show my research of the firm. I asked him if he had any involvement in a community outreach program specific to KPMG (and prominently displayed on the company's homepage). He immediately said, "No. Have you?" That was puzzling. He obviously had no idea what I was talking about.
My "host" for the day did nothing in the way of prepping me for my interview process or sharing anything of merit with me about the company. She spent a good amount of time complaining to me about how she doesn't get to see her family for Thanksgiving. It was awkward although I maintained a high level of professionalism all around.
KPMG is a big name firm but that experience was very disheartening.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked with difficult people and how you were able to make the situation work.