I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at KPMG in Mar 2012
Interview
After completing the online questionnaire and submitting my CV, cover letter, grades etc I received a call two days after the closing date from the HR advisor at KPMG who did my initial phone interview. Two days later I received a call inviting me to KPMG's Ace the case weekend. They arranged flights, accommodation, and food. The first day we learned how to solve a business case and were put into groups where we were given four hours to come up with a solution for a business problem. We were observed while doing this by the partners. The next day we presented to the partners. If we were successful we were called the next day to finalize a final interview at the office which we were told was just a formality by some of the KPMG staff during the weekend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you perceive to be New Zealand's greatest challenges in the next 12 months
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.
My interview process went smoothly and required little to no preparation. The questions were all general in nature and were just an overview of my resume. Very low stress interview process.
The interview process at KPMG was straightforward but rigorous. I completed an online assessment, followed by a video interview, and then a panel interview with case questions. The team was professional, and the timeline was reasonable, taking about a month from application to offer.