I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at KPMG in Oct 2008
Interview
I first communicated with KPMG during recruitment activities they hosted at our school. At a career fair and on the school's recruiting website, I submitted my resume and applied for an interview. I was part of a group selected for the first round of interviews on campus. For the first interview we met one on one with a partner from the office we were applying for. The questions asked were based on experience and certain situations we had been in.
I was asked back for the second round of interviews, which were on location. The evening before the interview there was a dinner for the second round of interviewers and employees from our respected school. If we were coming from out of town, we had the option to stay at a hotel. The interview process the next day included information sessions about the company and different areas, a Q&A session with partners then recent interns, we went to lunch with the new hires and recent interns to further question them and get to know them, and we finally had 2 separate interviews with different partners than we had met with before. There we were asked more experience questions and why we wanted to work for the company, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you were in a difficult group situation? What did you do? How did you handle it? What was the outcome?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2009
Interview
I was chosen to participate in their summer leadership program in the summer after my sophomore year. In the following fall, I applied for on campus interviews and was selected. I was interviewed by a Senior Audit Manager and attended a pre-interview social. I was then chosen to move on to second round interviews. KPMG is different than the other Big 4 members since they do their second round interviews on campus. A partner came to interview me on campus. The interview was very laid back. All they wanted to know was if you would be a good fit in their office. They are not looking for super smart accountants, just people with personalities and that they wouldn't mind being around every day. A few weeks after my second round interview I received an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you become interested in accounting and why do you want to pursue a career in this field?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KPMG in Oct 2009
Interview
Before the day of the interview KPMG hosted a social and the students at my college got to meet our interviewer for the next day and a senior associate. It was pretty laid back and we all had the opportunity to talk to the staff.
The interview itself was laid back and fairly brief, only lasting 20 minutes or so. All the questions were behavioral, but none were pointed or that challenging.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Name an instance when you were presented with an ethics issue, how did you respond?