I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (London, England) in Aug 2023
Interview
3 stage process: 1. Transforming Business where you have to answer basic behavioural and mathematical questions. 2. Delivering Outcomes, where you have to record some responses and write fictional email responses to other members of your team. 3. Virtual Launch Pad (Assessment Centre) where there is a fairly basic group task. With this, they mainly seem to look out for how you include others in discussion and present your own thoughts; don't worry about preparing technical stuff for this bit. There is also a 45 minute interview, I was interviewed by a Director. Prepare motivational and (some) technical stuff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why KPMG Audit? (focus on KPMG specifically, such as on examples of KPMG's work and maybe reach out to some employees on LinkedIn to differentiate this answer to other Big 4 firms, they picked me up on this in interview). -How has technology changed Audit? - Why is a high-quality audit important? - Define working collaboratively.
Several interviews, no testing. Simple process but wait time between rounds was significant. Standard questions with Manager to begin with over teams. A few technical questions but these could be answered well with some research ahead of time.
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Question 1
Why the role, why us, why ICAEW, what does KPMG do etc,
I applied online. I interviewed at KPMG (London, England)
Interview
Assessment day was good and learned a lot about the company. Did my interview and heard back within a couple days. Although I didn't get an offer I was given very helpful feedback via telephone call and they said I was very close to getting hired! Next time...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time that you had to diffuse tension within a team, what did you do and how did it resolve the conflict?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Leeds, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
KPMG’s graduate recruitment process starts with an online application followed by two assessments: the Transforming Small Businesses test (a situational judgement and problem-solving assessment), and the Delivering Outcomes test (involving written and video responses based on business scenarios). If successful, candidates are invited to the Launch Pad assessment centre, which includes a group exercise and a one-to-one interview with a senior team member. Throughout the process, KPMG evaluates behavioural strengths such as integrity, curiosity, communication, and collaboration. Offers are typically made within two working days of the Launch Pad.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to work with a group and what the result was?
Audit Graduate Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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