I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (McLean, VA) in Mar 2019
Interview
I had two interviews, one positive and one negative. The first lasted about half an hour with an interviewer who seemed very irritated and impatient from the moment I walked in. I understand that he might have been having a bad day, yet this is not an excuse for how this interview went. He was TEXTING the first few minutes and was very condescending for the rest of the interview.
The interviewer admitted he did not look at my resume because he was late, and he kept interrupting while showing he was really unhappy with my answers. He even ridiculed my gestures as I described a big project I worked on (intentionally exaggerating the same hand gesture when interrupting). Also, he kept questioning whether or not I will be enrolled in the accelerated master's program. He looked confused/unconvinced when I said I will be since I have a high GPA (as shown on my resume/transcript) and meet all other requirements. Throughout the interview, he would show signs of obvious disapproval while I continued to act in a professional and polite manner. I did not appreciate that at all.
The second interview went much better; the interviewer was beyond genuine and respectful. Also, the managers and staff I met in the waiting room were super friendly!
I rated this as a negative interview experience, however, because the amount unprofessionalism and disrespect the first interviewer exhibited was unacceptable. In addition, no rejection email was sent although they said they will contact me in 2-3 weeks. Needless to say, my follow up email was ignored.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about your group experience
Group conflict?
What is your leadership style?
Pretty standard for big 4, online AI interview then one group interview in case study format. If you get the invitation to group interview then you would most likely get the offer as long as you performed normally.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at KPMG (Singapore)
Interview
After submitting my CV, there was a virtual interview and they asked a market sizing question + why I wanted to join the specific department. They also asked about stuff in my CV and it was overall pretty manageable, they don't expect you to know much as an intern.
It was an hour long with 2 hiring manager and HR. Whole process was like one round to offer. This spanned around 2 weeks in total from HR reach out to offer letter.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 535 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 Intern according to 535 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Phone interview: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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