KPMG School Leavers Scheme - One question for people with experience?

i got my reply within a couple if days, but this was when it wasn't busy so it may take longer now.
yep they only ask from the competencies they've listed in the email
good luck!

ah thanks. then how long until you then were able to book the final interview?

wow thats mad! when do u think is the latest that they will tell me if i get it? could they wait until august or could it be by mid june? didnt you have to wait a long time for your next interview because it was v busy??

Just received my phone call from the partner who interviewed me and I got the job!

Any questions, let me know... I applied for Durham/London

Hey, just booked in my final interview for 30th May at London! I Was wondering what the analysis exercise consists of so i could do some practise as it would save some time knowing seeing as i have plenty of exams to revise for!! And congratulations on your offer btw Thanks in advance for your help.

P.S its quite odd, the presentation brief i've been given is different to what everyone else is saying they did for theirs =/

Congratulations!

Yeah I totally get where you're coming from with regards to exams, I spent quite a while preparing for my interview so I'll help you out as much as I can.

Basically the analysis exercise consists of you having to read through a lot of information about a company; emails, orders, price lists etc. You have to do some calculations and then write a reply to the company with figures and other advice etc.

You will run out of time, I literally finished as she took the paper off me with another paragraph I could have written. Just follow the instructions and you can't go far wrong- I think it's testing your ability to calculate as well as your attention to detail so make sure you read through everything.

Other than that, prepare your presentation... I didn't actually fully prepare it, just had a few key points and spoke about it because it was a subject I know quite a lot about. Make sure you know your topic because they can ask some questions which require external/previous knowledge about a chosen topic.

Good luck!

P.s. My presentation was a 'recent business story'... I did the change in corporation tax and the result on the banking sector (my assessor was a banking auditor so worked really well). They don't ask everyone to do the same presentation as far as I'm aware.

Can i just say you're a star and thank you so much!! This actually helps quite a bit. If i get the place, seeing as we're both in London; i'll buy you a drink on me haha :P Yes my presentation is based on a recent business story as well i think, i'll do something different or just keep it economical as i know quite a bit on those types of topics! Would you mind if i ran you over my topic in a couple of days and asked for some advice on it? I'll understand if you're busy, dw everyone is in regards to exams atm so dw about it if you don't have the time!

Thanks once again!

I have just got a job at KPMG. Different from the school - leavers programme in that it's a new kind of call centre type role. Do they have any special rules on appearance.

I have my hair dip dyed - would this be a problem. Its brown and blonde but not extremely natural. I would be expecting to wear business attire.

yep sure, just drop me a message at some point!

Don't worry about it now Had my interview today, did my presentation on Whether Greece should leave the Euro along with the current economic crisis!
You were right, the written task was seriously holy moly and in terms of finishing apparently noone has ever finished! There's too much to write with such little time hah :P

I'll let you know if i get the place though Thanks for the help anyway!

Sounds good, let me know how you get on

I got the place London office and Exeter uni wooo !!

I'll be seeing you in Canary wharf in the summer

I got my offer a couple of months ago but was told that Exeter was full But I look forward to seeing you in Canary Wharf sometime!