2013 Finance/Accountancy Internships

I've done the KPMG SJT twice and I keep getting rejected. I don't understand why.

Have they said that it's the Situational Judgement Test that's the reason for the rejection? It's worth noting that KPMG assess your entire application along with your SJT results and then make a decision so there may be another reason such as your academics.

Applied and rejected from their Actuary 2013 grad schemes.... but to be expected. Said 320 UCAS points, I only have 300. Very irritating that they don't consider students who develop over time; we're not all brilliant from the off! I knew I'd be rejected but you don't get anywhere if you don't apply to these things.... plus it wastes 5 mins of their time looking at my application :P

aww unlucky. I applied for actuarial work too. 300 is normally the magic number. Did you do anything 'extra' sometimes things get UCAS points, like music grades etc..

Anyway, what did they say on the rejection - specifically that your UCAS is unsatisfactory?

I'm in a pretty sticky situation at the moment and wondered if I could get some advice.

Basically, I was hospitalised just before my first year exams which affected me greatly and even with special consideration I was only able to achieve a 2:2 in my first year. Deloitte say you need a 2:1 minimum in your first year to be considered but both E&Y and KPMG require a 'Minimum 2:1 degree' with no real added detail. Will my 2:2 seriously hinder my chances or is my predicted grade more important?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

That's what they said. I assume they say what they mean. I don't think my CV is bad, it got me an AC last year while ignoring telephone interviews. The email stated they reject the bottom third, and I'm in the bottom third.

It's a shame because iirc there's not that many stages to the KPMG process. And to fail a test that I really have no clue where i'm going wrong. I mean, do I answer questions with insight as to how working-life in a big audit firm for a graduate is actually like or how they wish to present it as? etc. My own 'honest' approach certainly doesn't work.

Anybody applying KPMG Tax at the moment? I'm told that I was successful at the numerical and verbal reasoning tests (numerical was just brutal) but they've just closed their 2013 vacancies (after being open for only 15 days) so they can re-evaluate the resources required.

Hi there, just a quick question. I've applied to 2012 grad vacancy in auditing. I guess I'm getting a little impatient but am just wondering how quickly did you get the invitation to do verbal & numerical assessments?

I did my SJT on Friday evening, at the moment my status is that they're looking at the SJT and I also just received an e-mail request to clarify what I've done after my degree - graduated in 2010... I guess at least it's a positive sign that they bothered to ask about that rather than just brutally reject me since I'm not a "typical" applicant.

Tbh I have no idea how I did in the SJT, I find those things to be a little strange and I certainly just went with honesty rather than trying to say what I think they want to hear..

I've done the KPMG SJT twice and I keep getting rejected. I don't understand why.

Have the same problem , I keep thinking its my mentality .
I remeber reading a question like "Will you stay after work , to get your work completed ?" I answered "yes".Yet , I know many people who got in with a no. It is unlikely that a single question decided my outcome , but it seems they don't like people who are too keen to work .

Does anyone know about any accounting internships to get some experience for this summer for a student who has just finished college ?

Does anyone know about any accounting internships to get some experience for this summer for a student who has just finished college ?

Does anyone know about any accounting internships to get some experience for this summer for a student who has just finished college ?