Staff Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at KPMG with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Accountant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 33 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 Staff Accountant according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
Other: 4%
Presentation: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (Toronto, ON) in May 2022
Interview
First round is with a manager and second round is with a partner. The interview is mainly behavioural and no questions were asked on the technical side. Mainly they are trying to get to know you and if you would be a good fit with the firm culture and team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you came across a problem - what does your problem-solving process look like
Tuve dos entrevistas una con RRHH y otra por un director del área al que estaba aplicando. Las entrevistas son sencillas, sobre el área al que estás aplicando y sobre lo que buscas.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conocimientos sobre el área al que estaba aplicando
Behavioural questions. Not any technical questions for entry staff accountant role. Very conversational based type of interview. Interviewed with manager and a partner. Tell me about yourself, why audit, why kpmg, etc.
There are two 30 mins (total 1 hour) back to back interview person interview with a manager and a partner. The result is provided within the week usually after 1 day