Tax Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tax Consultant roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KPMG overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KPMG as a Tax Consultant according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 15%
Personality test: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 4%
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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at KPMG in Jan 2024
Interview
For experienced hire, generally they will test some Singapore tax concepts and understand what you know. More than that, they look at your working attitude and willingness to learn. For some of the tax consulting department, even if you don’t have prior experience, they may still be willing to take you in as some feel that you can learn on the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have you been doing at your prior firm and the experiences that you have.
Offene Kommunikation über die Aufgaben, die Erwartungen und die Arbeitsweise des Teams. Freundliches HR-Personal, welches regelmässig und proaktiv über den Ablauf des Bewerbungsprozesses informiert. Die Fragen im Rahmen des Bewerbungsgesprächs waren zum Teil technisch und zum Teil persönlicher Natur.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Vorkenntnisse zum relevanten Steuerbereich und zu relevanten Arbeitserfahrungen.
The group interview involves seven candidates. They will be divided into two teams and required to present a case study. This will be followed by individual interviews with the department directors.
I applied online. I interviewed at KPMG (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
Back to back 30-min interview with Senior Manager and Managing Director.
Interview process: 1. giving self introduction 2. behavioral questions and then some natural conversation derived from my answer 3. Q&A session: a chance to know more about the team and the people