KPMG Kenya Graduate Recruitment 2009

Congratulations Don. Me too same day and hope to see you there..... Fingers crossed and getting knees sour.

Congratulations too Essie..most definitely will see you there..N may we be in the same group :-P.

See you then.

Is there anyone else going for the same?????

I hope like mnkuria you two document your experiences for the future graduates like me who hope to go through the process in a years time.

Hi guyz! going for the assessment too! except that i go on 22nd seemingly am the only one. Anyone on the same group as i? Advice, the aptitude test was quite challenging but we made it. Other stages will be the same and still we'll make it through the key word here, team spirit. Wish you all the best.

Lol got the date confusion again... KPMG is really gatting me on my toes....FNjamie what time are you scheduled for? they`d said 2.00pm for me but called me today confirming a change to 3.00pm kesho....u????Don too bad but will let you know what to expect there

FNJamie n Essy all the best kesho seems am the only one for Thursday...oh n kesho there is another friend of mine,Faith,u guys do ua very best...@Imogen,we'l keep u posted...as far as we go that is.

Here is my kpmg graduate recruitment kenya 2011 experience

APTITUDE TEST This was done at kicc and was made up of two tests. The first was divided into 3 parts ie verbal reasoning,numerical reasoning and logical reasoning. The last part was figuring out the next pattern or figure from a given series. The time given was 1 hour.

a five minute break was the given then the next test was given. It was a critical reasoning test/ test of productive thinking. In this test you are given various scenarios and are given five minutes for each scenario to write down what actions you would take in such a situation.

ASSESMENT CENTRE This was done at KPMG offices Lonrho House It was composed of three parts: The first is an intray exercise where you are given various workplace situations and you are to prioritise them ie decide how you would categorise them in order of priority. The time given was 12 minutes.

The 2nd part was a mini presentation. I call it mini it only lasts three minutes. you are given a topic to talk about and three minutes in which to do this eg tell us in three minutes about your greatest achievement (or sth like that) could also ask abt ur passion, what you would do if you were president, current affairs etc. you have an audience of about 10 people.

The third part is the group assesment whereby you are divided into groups of about 8 and are given a topic to discuss. In my group the issue was about an audit that you carried out and the client is disputing the findings. we were split into 2 groups of 4 each where one group was the client and the other the audit firm with each group in a different room where you had to come up with your arguements. this lasted 15 mins then the two groups were then brought together to argue out their cases. this also lasted for fifteen minutes. in both sessions there were assesors seated around the room observing.

BRIEFING after the assesment centre (abt one and a half wks later) . There was briefing whereby we got to choose the business unit we would like to work in and got to ask any questions that we had so far.

MANAGERS INTERVIEW This was about a week after the briefing. the panel was 2 managers and a hr person. it lasted abt 30-45 mins. questions asked included how would you describe your experience in high school/ uni? if you had to do over the 4 yrs what would you do differently? what do you do in your freetime ie hobbies, wht is kpmgs vision/mission? why did you choose a particular bz uni(during the briefing), what would you do if your giving a powerpoint presentation to an important client and there was power outage/ blackout? what are your strengths,what are your weaknesses, etc you are also given a chance to ask questions.

PARTNERS INTERVIEW This was also at kpmg offices. the panel was 2 partners and the hr manager. It lasted about 20-30 mins. questions asked included tell us about yourself,who are the three most influencial people in your life?,what has been the greatest/happiest moment of your life?, what has been the lowest point of your life? if you were in another life what qualities would you wish to have then that you dont have now, what qualities would you wish to drop and what qualities would you wish to keep? if you meet a person for the first time what do you tell them about yourself? what is your vice? why should we hire you? what has been the single defining moment of your life? etc. You are also given a chance to ask a question.