I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KPMG in Jan 2009
Interview
Getting an interview was pretty easy as it was on a college campus. The recruiter was very friendly and helpful as far keeping me informed about the process, although it was clear he had favorites amongst the candidates. I interviewed for a summer leadership program( the actual title slips my mind), at this point I was a junior and they were looking for sophomores but interview experience is priceless so I did it anyway. I was interview by a partner in the firm and we had good conversation about the industry and leadership styles. Overall, it was an experience to say the least. I didn't get the offer but then again I didn't really expect to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was no unexpected or difficult question in this interview. It was more of a conversation.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KPMG in May 2010
Interview
Very in depth questions. Must go into interview having studied common and complex interview questions and have answers ready and waiting. Tough question that surprised me was "Name a time when you received criticism and how did you deal with it?" other questions were talk about yourself and whats are your strengths and weaknesses.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at KPMG (New York, NY) in May 2008
Interview
There were long lag times between successive stages of the interview process (i.e., initial phone conversation with recruiting manager, submitting resume to recruiting manager, 2nd phone conversation with recruiting manager, trip to New York for 3 in-persons interviews in a day, offer letter), but the people were very friendly and down to earth. They seemed to be extremely sharp and hard working but still to have some balance and perspective about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a business case asking about how one would figure out the number of taxis in New York City. This was apparently based on an actual project the interviewer had worked on recently.