I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KPMG (Petaling Jaya) in Mar 2023
Interview
Applied online by KPMG website/ LinkedIn HR called less than a week later on a Monday at 4 or 5 pm. I missed the call. Tried calling back (they used the KPMG general line) but the reception could not trace back and did not provide any help or alternative before hanging up. HR called again on a Monday one week later at about 3 or 4 pm. Missed the call again. Tried calling back to ask the reception if they could connect me to anyone in HR but they just hung up. Attended a career fair about 1 week later and passed along my resume and the HR person said that they would highlight it to their audit HR people. Received a call about 2 weeks after. After that she sent an online assessment which consist of a what type of jobs your suitable for, personality test, what work culture you like, some simple maths which requires some logical mathematical skills, some pattern identification test, and deduce based on a text test to identify whether a statement is true, false or can't say. The last 3 are the ones with a tight time limit and requires some brain work. Less than 1 week later on a Monday, I received a call to attend a physical interview with the audit hiring manager on that very Friday. During the interview, there was only 1 person interviewing and it was a super chill session. It was just like a conversation between 2 people. Then it was my turn to ask questions. There was no case study test or IQ test or English test. Throughout my adhering of her questions, I also had the opportunity to clarify any of her replies or follow up answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During call: The HR person asked about my internship experience, one of my curricular activities, why I chose KPMG, if I applied to other big 4s and which is my top company choice. Physical Interview: The hiring manager first started out explaining who she was and what "group" she was in (apparently the audit group in KPMG is divided into 5, K. P. M. G and FS, besides FS which is financial services, each group has subgroups within the group that handles engagements from various sections, which is unlike other big 4 which divides you into groups based on sectors). I asked about the groups and she explained it. She then asked me to tell her about myself. Followed by asking about my internship experience and other work experience . Then she asked why I chose audit instead of tax which I did an internship in. She also asked me about how I handle stress and proceeds to explain how it would be stressful and hectic during peak seasons. Then we moved on to the technical questions: 1. Explain any one of the accounting standards I understand 2. Double entry: how to record provision for doubtful debts and what if the bad debt was paid back.
I applied online. I interviewed at KPMG (Bengaluru)
Interview
It was average. General accounting terms. Foundation level. Interviewer are supportive.
First was a online test then technical round, the HR round was Salary discussion. Delay inbetween rounds and HR will ignore calls.
it was okayish, interviewed one-to-one with the audit manager, she's friendly and approachable and she asked quite few questions on audit, it was okayish, interviewed one-to-one with the audit manager, she's friendly and approachable and she asked quite few questions on audit
Two back-to-back 30-minute interviews, the first one with a partner and the second one with a director and the overall interview process was smoother than I expected. Mostly I was asked behavioral questions as I heard.