I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG in Jul 2010
Interview
Applied online and received an e-mail from a recruiter the next day. Had an initial phone screen with the recruiter who then passed the information on to the local office. Phone screen consisted of talking about previous experiences and breaking down my resume. I filled out an online application and a couple weeks later I met with three individuals in the office (sr. associate, manager, and senior manager). Typical behavioral questions were asked as well as running through my resume. They did not ask any technical questions as I covered my experiences and answered any questions that they might have had. Interview went well and was told that they would follow up the following week.
It has been over a month and e-mails and calls to the recruiter have not been returned. The firm should be embarrassed by this as they claim that they are a "premier" firm. No wonder individuals are leaving the Big 4 in droves.
Three interview rounds: a recruiter screening, a manager interview, and a Managing Director/Partner interview. Each round combines questions designed to understand who you are, how you lead, and why you’re choosing KPMG.
Two rounds of technical interview and then HR communication
Audit base question
Previous experience
Basic Audit related scenario questions
The process took 5 days. Selected communication in 30 days
Result selectef
With one manager and one director, both behavioural and technical questions were asked, still manageable I think, and can prepare beforehand on resume base on the experiences, need to be familiar enough
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 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 342 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 Associate according to 342 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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