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KPMG Tax Intern Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 16 Interviews
Interview Experience 14 Ratings
Tax Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Mar 14, 2013
Interview Details – Two rounds interview. One on campus, one on site. it went very well for the first round. I had a great experience in talking with the tax manager. There were several team work project during the second round interview. the questions in second round were quite standard.Get good prepared for that. They are kind of slow in deciding the final result.
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Standard question.
Eg. Tell me your team work experience.
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Tax Intern at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Minneapolis, MN Nov 2012 – Reviewed Jan 15, 2013
Interview Details –
Walk me through your resume?
Experience in Transfer Pricing?
Interview Question – Valuation formulas Answer Question
Negotiation Details – A phone call with the salary ready, it seems to be the same salary of $3666 per month for all interns.
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Tax Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2012 – Reviewed Jan 3, 2013
Interview Details – Applied through campus career services, and had three interviews--two with partners and one with a manager. Both rounds of interviews were preceded by pre-interview dinners, although the people I interviewed with weren't present at either. Manager interview was very standard, partner interviews were more free-flowing, and focused much more on interests. All of the questions were behavioral, and there was lots of time for my own questions.
Interview Question – Why did you apply to be in this group? View Answer
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Tax Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in New Orleans, LA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 25, 2012
Interview Details – Applied through on-campus interview program. Pre-interview dinner the night before with all candidates applying to KPMG. The dinner was mainly to get to know the interviewers for the following day. First interview was one on one and was conversational with no behavioral questions. Was e-mailed about a week and a half later for second interview. Second interview was office visit and was very brief (only 30 minutes with conversational questions again).
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself Answer Question
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Tax Intern at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Jun 2012 – Reviewed Sep 5, 2012
Interview Details – I went to a pre-interview dinner which helped get to know the bosses. The interviewer asked about my leadership skills, education, and community service. It wasn't "hard" but then again I had already networked with the employers on campus before the actual interview.
Interview Question – Why did I transfer schools? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no need to negotiate. I was very pleased with my salary offer (plus signing bonus).
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Tax Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in Orlando, FL Oct 2011 – Reviewed Nov 18, 2011
Interview Details – I met with their recruiters on campus, and received an invitation to an on-campus interview and a pre-interview social the night before. The on-campus interview was mostly just a conversation and discussion of my resume. After that, I received an invite to an office visit (the "Inside Look"). The office visit consisted of a dinner/meet and greet, then multiple interviews the next day with various managers and partners. The interviews were largely just conversations more than anything.
Interview Question – They looked at my transcript, pointed out my lowest grade, and asked "What happened?" View Answer
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Tax Intern at KPMG
No Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Sep 2011 – Reviewed Oct 11, 2011
Interview Details –
Have a on-campus interview of the tax intern at KPMG, the interview went on just like a conversation, the employers were friendly. they asked me about my school life, teamwork, communication skills, time management and so on.
It is a helpful experience for me although I didnt get the chance to go with the 2nd round interview. I love this company.
Interview Questions
- what you know about KPMG Answer Question
- what kind of person are you in other people's eyes and what is your weakness. Answer Question
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Tax Intern at KPMG
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Feb 2011 – Reviewed Jun 9, 2011
Interview Details – You should do some researches before the interview for sure, and try to prepare some answers for those most common questions. Most importantly, you should be yourself. You will be nervous for sure, but if you can show the right personality in front of the interviewers, then you have no problem to worry about.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about yourself Answer Question
- Why you choose tax? Answer Question
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Intern - Tax at KPMG
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2010 – Reviewed May 11, 2011
Interview Details –
I met with two different interviewers, both 1 on 1. They asked me to tell them about my extracurricular activities at school, and then asked if I had any questions to ask them. I asked them several questions, and they did most of the talking for the 30 minute time slot, but they seemed to really like my questions. I asked about the office environment, the biggest challenges to rising in the firm, and what they would feel it was important to ask were they in my position. Both interviewers were very friendly and laid back, and that's what I liked most about my experience at KPMG that day. I feel like these are people I want to work with.
They did not ask any behavioral questions, thank god, but I've heard that is not the case for full-time interviews.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about your experiences in your extracurricular activities. View Answer
- What questions do you have for me? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I have not received an official offer, and it is for an internship anyway, so I will not be able to negotiate.
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Tax Intern at KPMG
Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2010 – Reviewed Feb 9, 2011
Interview Details – It was a rigorous day from 9 in the morning to pretty much 9 at night. Had 2 different interviews and the day consisted of listening to a lot of good things about the firm.
Interview Questions
- Why Tax? Why KPMG? Answer Question
- Can you explain a situation where you overcame a challenge? Answer Question
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