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 an employee referral. I interviewed at KPMG (Short Hills, NJ) in May 2013
Interview
very little technical topics. mostly about backgrounds and experience as student. Will go over your resume with you line by line and ask about how prior employment even if unrelated will help you in the role you are applying for. Interviewers are usually pretty outgoing and friendly. Tend to go off topic eventually. Talked a lot about sports and fantasy football in my interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you struggled in a group setting with a team member who was not pulling their weight?
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