I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Hong Kong) in Mar 2014
Interview
Applied online, took approximately 5 months.
Attended aptitude testing at their Hong Kong office, one numerical and one verbal, a 'la SHL except more questions. In general not expected to complete it.
Waited for one month for first round interview invitation, but as I am an overseas student, I could not interview at their Hong Kong office
Contacted one month afterwards to participate in a video conference at their London office
First round interview is with a manager, lasted approximately 1 hour 45 mins. Case study (with 1 hour reading), present your answer, followed by Q&A about the case study and CV.
Received second round interview two days later, able to interview over the telephone. Second round interview is with a partner, lasted approximately 40 mins. First half dedicated to motivational and fit questions, second half for you to ask questions. Be prepared with as many questions as you can.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk to me about the current financial industry in Asia.
Online assessment and virtual interview with AI. After that screening I got a Hiring Manager interview and then after a partner interview. Manager interview was more in depth and technical whereas partner interview felt more like a vibe check
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you use AI to support your work?
Describe a situation where you dealt with difficult team members.
Three steps: Online assessment about 45 minutes, first round interview with a member of the KPMG recruitment team and final second round interview with more seniors. Mainly questions about general finance accounting, valuations, modeling and excel,
First round talked with hiring manager, quite easy, not so technical. Asked about some financial regulations. And also asked about personality, like asking some questions for situation that you may face during at work and how would you handle it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During at work you may face some difficulties where the client is being demanding, how would you handle it and prioritise your work.
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 Consultant roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 179 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 Consultant according to 179 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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