Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com
and in this tutorial I'm going to teach you how to pass a KPMG interview. If you have
an interview coming up with KPMG for any role whatsoever, please do make sure you stick
around and watch the training from beginning to end, because I promise to help you pass
your interview and make you the standout candidate. Now, to achieve that, this is what I'm going
to cover during the tutorial. I will give you sample KPMG interview questions for all
roles. I will give you example answers to help you succeed at your KPMG interview. I
will tell you the qualities that you will need to demonstrate throughout your KPMG interview.
And then I will also let you know about additional downloads and resources you can access to
help you pass your KPMG interview. There are four strong reasons why you should stick around
and watch this tutorial from beginning to end. Now, before I get into those interview
questions and answers, a very warm welcome to this KPMG interview training presentation.
My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in the center. I've been helping people to
pass their interviews for over 20 years now. And I always do that by giving you top-scoring
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and it's always good to connect with like-minded professionals. Let's get into those KPMG interview
questions and top scoring answers. The first interview question we need to prepare for
is, tell me about yourself? This is pretty much guaranteed to be the first question at
your KPMG interview. My tip for answering this is, in your response to this first interview
question, refer to the KPMG behavioral capabilities and the relevant experience you have the will
enable you to perform highly in the role. Here is my suggested answer. “I am highly
motivated, professional, I possess exceptional attention to detail skills and I am determined
to only work for the best organizations within the industry. I enjoy collaborating with other
people, both internally and externally, and I have the experience necessary to provide
outstanding service to all clients on a consistent basis. I genuinely want my employer to succeed,
and I know the only way that will happen, is if I utilize professionalism in all of
my work, I grab all business opportunities that come my way, and I also always insist
on the highest standards achievable in all of my work and that of my colleagues. I feel
strongly that, if you hire me in this position with KPMG, I will be able to make an immediate
positive impact to the team and the organization as a whole.” That is a confident, positive
answer that helps get you off on the right footing for the remainder of your interview.
The next KPMG interview question we want to prepare for is, why do you want to work for
KPMG? Again, I can pretty much guarantee this will come up, probably early on in your interview.
So we need to give a genuine, solid answer that demonstrates passionate reasons why you
want to work for this fantastic organization. In my opinion, KPMG is one of the best organizations
in the world, so we shouldn't have too much difficulty in coming up with a really great,
valid, genuine reason why we want to work for them. Here is my suggested answer. “The
reasons I want to work for KPMG are literally endless. However, the key attraction for me
is the fact you have been supporting businesses now for over 150 years, and any business that
can grow and thrive for that length of time is remarkable. You clearly support your employees
to be the best they can be, and I only want to work for an organization that has the most
talented people within it. I want to grow my career with KPMG, and the fact that so
many people within KPMG volunteer to work in communities each year says a lot about
your credibility, your high standards, your values and your ethics. Finally, diversity
of talent is clearly a crucial part of your success, and I like the fact there will be
so many other people to learn from within the company. Although I believe I am highly
competent in my work, I am always open to learning and developing and feel KMPG will
be an amazing organization to work for.” That’s a great answer to that question…
Why do you want to work for KPMG? I still have a number of questions to run through.
However, if you want to download my full set of 30 Big Four Accounting Firm interview questions
and top-scoring answers, if you CLICK THE LINK in the top right hand corner of the video,
it takes you through to my website PassMyInterview.com. All of the answers to the questions on there
are to the same standard as what I'm covering right now during this tutorial. The next KPMG
interview question we need to prepare for is, describe a situation where you were given
performance feedback from your manager? Describe a situation where you were given performance
feedback from your manager. This KPMG interview question is assessing two things, basically
whether or not you have received feedback and secondly, how you respond to that feedback.
So we don't want to be responding to this interview question by saying… “I've never
had feedback from a manager.” We need to have had feedback and responded to it positively.
Here's my answer: “In a previous role, I received bi-annual appraisal feedback from
my immediate supervisor. I always viewed these sessions as an opportunity to see how I was
developing from an organizational perspective, and also how I could continue to improve within
my role. During my last appraisal, my manager identified a specific training need. Whilst
dealing with clients, I was not seizing the opportunity to offer the organizations additional
services and products, and as such, I was not contributing to the financial success
of the business. Upon her advice, I attended an in-depth sales techniques training course
over a two week period. This proved to be an excellent course as I was then able to
implement my techniques with clients moving forward, and therefore help the company to
grow financially.” That situation shows that you are intelligent and smart enough
to take on board feedback, use it to your advantage and then help the organization to
grow and develop. And that's the important thing when responding to that question. The
next KPMG interview question I want you to prepare for is: describe a time when you had
to make a difficult decision? My advice is to give a work SPECIFIC situation whereby
you had to make a tough and challenging decision. And this KPMG interview question assesses
your ability to make tough decisions when needed in the best interests of your employer.
Let's look at a great answer to this interview question. “I was responsible for the business
needs of a client whilst working in a previous role and I experienced some issues with them
on a regular basis. The client was continually putting pressure on me to cut corners with
a view to saving them money. I was always resilient whilst dealing with them and I continually
refused to cut any corners despite their constant requests. I personally work to high standards,
and whilst I will always bend over backwards to help a client by delivering excellent service,
I will not break the rules. Things came to a head one day when they asked me to do something
that was unethical, and so I decided to let them go and politely declined any of their
business moving forward. Although this cost our company from a financial perspective,
I felt it was important to maintain our standards and stick to our operating principles and
values.” That's a really good example where I've made a really difficult decision at work,
because it's cost the company financially. However, I believe it's really important to
stick to the company's values and the principles and also follow rules and regulations. The
next question of our KPMG interview preparation is: give an example of a time you had to work
with a difficult person? How we work with others will effectively determine how successful
the team is. Whilst we will normally be able to get on with everybody in a team, there
will be times when we clash or disagree with someone. So let's show the interview or we
are professional by always putting the needs of the team and the organization first in
our answer. Here we go. “To be honest, I get on with ninety nine percent of people.
Having said that, I do understand you can’t always get on with everyone, but you must
always try to. When I first started in a previous role, one of the more senior members of the
team clearly took a dislike to me for some reason. Although I tried speaking to him and
asking him for advice, he wasn’t interested. After a few days of being in the role, I decided
to ask him politely in private whether I was doing anything to offend him. Simply by having
that conversation with him changed everything. Moving forward, he was extremely helpful,
and we actually became good friends both inside and outside of work. In this type of situation,
I would always put the organization first, try my hardest to get on with someone as I
know this can only be beneficial to the organization as a whole.” That shows that you are mature,
you accept that sometimes you can't get on with everybody, but you will try and you'll
be professional and you'll put the organization first. So the next step to take is to CLICK
THAT LINK in the top right hand corner of this video. It will take you through to my
website PassMyInterview.com and you can see my full list of recommended 30 Big Four Accounting
Firm interview questions. You also have the option to download the ANSWERS. I strongly
recommend you do, because they will be great for your preparation for the KPMG interview,
regardless of the role. I hope you've enjoyed that. Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, hit
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you very much for watching and supporting the channel, and I wish you all the best for
passing your KPMG interview. Have a brilliant day.