KPMG E-tray exercises

I was informed this morning i have passed verbal and numerical tests and will be arrange a time for me to take an e-tray exercises later.
I only know what e-tray exercise is, but have no idea what i should do about it. Could anyone who took this test before give me some hints, please?
Btw, I apply for summer internship position, i think there should be an interview if i could pass the verbal and numerical tests, but they invited me to another test.......

Reply 1

mailmerge

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There's a sort of example here, but I'm not sure if I can give you any decent advice otherwise.

Best of luck!

Reply 2

jacky1129

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mailmerge

There's a sort of example here, but I'm not sure if I can give you any decent advice otherwise.

Best of luck!

I can't open the link u gave~~~

Reply 3

fubu

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There are two parts to the KPMG etray. The first is a simulated inbox - you have to respond to the emails that you receive. For this part of the exercise you'll be given a handout with loads of information about different projects your team is currently working on (the same information is available on the computer as well). Using the information and common sense you have to pick the most appropriate response - all the emails have multiple choice answers.

The basic premise is that a colleague at another office has taken sick; you were due to transfer to that office so you take over his role and client work.

The second part of the etray involves writing two separate emails. One is regarding the marketing budget (if I remember correctly) and the other involves choosing which consultancy services the business should use.

There isn't really anything you can do to prepare for the etray, I guess being familiar with the format helps though. Just make sure you check your spelling and grammar on the written exercise because there is no spell check. Also remember you are writing formal emails, so if there are specifics in the case study (for example the email you send to the client is late) make sure you use these in your reply (e.g. apologise for the delay).

Reply 4

jacky1129

OP

fubu

There are two parts to the KPMG etray. The first is a simulated inbox - you have to respond to the emails that you receive. For this part of the exercise you'll be given a handout with loads of information about different projects your team is currently working on (the same information is available on the computer as well). Using the information and common sense you have to pick the most appropriate response - all the emails have multiple choice answers.

The basic premise is that a colleague at another office has taken sick; you were due to transfer to that office so you take over his role and client work.

The second part of the etray involves writing two separate emails. One is regarding the marketing budget (if I remember correctly) and the other involves choosing which consultancy services the business should use.

There isn't really anything you can do to prepare for the etray, I guess being familiar with the format helps though. Just make sure you check your spelling and grammar on the written exercise because there is no spell check. Also remember you are writing formal emails, so if there are specifics in the case study (for example the email you send to the client is late) make sure you use these in your reply (e.g. apologise for the delay).

Thanks~ very useful guidance~~

Reply 5

oliolioli

Jacky,

Was just wondering how you got on? I have mine tomorrow and not really sure what difficulty to expect..heard some people say it was easy and some say it was really hard. Also is it just an e-tray exercise or is there an interview as well that they dont tell you to prepare for?

Thanks,

Reply 6

yusufu

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oliolioli

Jacky,

Was just wondering how you got on? I have mine tomorrow and not really sure what difficulty to expect..heard some people say it was easy and some say it was really hard. Also is it just an e-tray exercise or is there an interview as well that they dont tell you to prepare for?

Thanks,

For the internship it's just an e-tray exercise. Don't know about the graduate system.
If you're used to getting lots of email at university, it's not at all hard. You read the emails and choose the response you think is most appropriate from the choices available.
Make sure you start with the earliest email! For some reason I decided to start halfway through, answered a couple, then realised i should've started at the beginning. You can't change your answer once you've submitted it.
New emails come through as you work. It's best to ignore them until you get to them chronologically.

The writing exercise is slightly more difficult. Make sure you read the reference material. I'd recommend a structured approach to the email. Eg. state your recommendation at the start. give three reasons in the main body of the email. Finish off by re-stating your recommendation (rephrase it). Use paragraphs.

For example:

Dear ....
Having reviewed the information provided to me, I would recommend that this situation be tackled by....... There are a few reasons for this.

Firstly,...

Secondly,..

Finally,....

With these arguments in mind, I think the best approach in this case would be to.....

Regards,

yusufu

Worked for me. :smile:

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