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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Oct 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 2 days)
The interview process is based on behavioural questions. (i.e. tell me about a time when....). Questions surround topics like: teamwork, communication, talking about your experience on your resume, etc...
The interview process consists of a dinner the night before with the hiring managers of all the audit groups.
Thereafter, the next day, you have an interview with a senior manager and partner. There is also a lunch after both interviews.
You typically hear back on the same day if they are willing to extend and offer.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Aug 15, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
Round 1 interviews with 2 people. First an intimidating Partner who was difficult to get along with, followed by a Senior Manager who was much more relaxed and friendly. Probably did this to see how I'd react in both situations.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Jul 13, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Applied online and was called back about 2 weeks later for an intially phone interview. Then a 1:1 interview was arranged with the hiring manager
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Feb 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took 3 days)
the interviewer focused heavily on technical competency as well as fit with the organization
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Sep 29, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 6 days)
The process was a one on one in office interview with a senior manager. The interview itself was about 30 minutes and the questions that was asked was mainly behavioral. There was also discussion regarding my education.
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Negotiation Details
N/A - the salary was competitive and industry average
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Jan 6, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 2 days)
As co-op students we had the opportunity to attend a couple of recruiting events held on and off campus. At these events we established connections and were then offered interviews via. our campus co-op service system. The interview process consisted of a pre-interview dinner and a 1:1 on interview with a partner. The interview was very informal. It was more like a chat than anything.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Dec 1, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2007 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)
General
- The interview was mainly focused on behavioural quesitons
- There were 3 interviewers (partner, manager and senior associate)
Specific questions:
1. Tell me about your background/previous work experiences.
2. Tell me about a time where you had to lead a team.
3. Describe a situation where you had to work in a difficult situation in a team and tell me how you dealt with it.
4. Why do you want to be an accountant at KPMG?
5. Why do you want to work for KPMG vs. other accounting firms?
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Apr 29, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 5 days)
Friendly
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Staff Accountant at KPMG
Posted Apr 8, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2007 in New York, NY (took 6 weeks)
Intense.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Friendly.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Staff Accounting at KPMG
Posted Mar 18, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
At first I thought the interviewers will be intimidating, since after all, KPMG is one of the Big 4 Public Accounting Firms in US. However, I was proven wrong. My interviewers were very nice and easy to talk to. There were two rounds of interview for my position (audit intern). The first round was held in my university and the second round was a 2-day event held in their SF office. They treated the applicants REALLY WELL. They were super generous and super helpful. I am glad I got the job and I very much enjoy working them since then.
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