Tax Associate applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tax Associate roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 232 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 Associate according to 232 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Phone interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2013
Interview
Meet with recruiters in the campus job fair, and about 1 week later I was invited to the first round interview. I was interviewed with a manager and all behavior questions. After 1 week from the first round interview, I got the opportunity to the second round. I had three 1:1 interviews with either senior managers or partners, had lunch with associates and had a office tour. Nothing unexpected. They are all very nice.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (Milan) in Mar 2026
Interview
Due colloqui con Hr e people manager 1 tecnico più verifica del l’inglese tramite test online gestito con Ai,il test di inglese è molto semplice più o meno livello B1
Asked a ton of questions about tax classes and why the interest for choosing this profession. Not too much about prior internships or past jobs. Also, a few questions such as why KPMG.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the most interesting tax code you learned in one of your classes
Very smooth, not may questions of knowledge. Mostly questions about myself and my motivation and future and why i want to join them. Overall a good experince from the interview