KPMG TRANSACTION SERVICE
having interview with KPMG transaction services. any tips would be appreciated!
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It's mainly fit type questions
Tell me of a time there was conflict within a group and how you dealt with it Give me an example of when you showed initiative
The rest will be conversational to gauge if your someone they would get along As far as I know, no technical questions are asked
KPMG TS Interview (Originally Posted: 10/03/2012)
Hi guys,
I've just get a call from KPMG inviting me for an interview.
As I got informed there will be some mini case to do.
Do you guys have any information concerning these interviews?
Any insight appreciated. Thx.
I have no direct experience with KPMG so take this with a grain of salt but I would be prepared for DCF, Cost of Capital, and Multiples questions. I'd assume the case would be testing your knowledge of valuation techniques. Interviews would be primarily fit, they just want to make sure you have some basic finance knowledge. I'm sure someone from KPMG can expand on this but I don't think the case would be any more extensive than that.
Second round will probably be writing skills. Can you form an argument, use logic, structure a sentence correctly.
Interview KPMG TS (Originally Posted: 10/20/2011)
Hi guys,
Do you have any experience with TS interviews? I have a second round interview with KPMG next week. The first interview (on campus) was all technical-related questions. I wonder what the second round would look like? Will it be as hard as an I-B interview? Any comments and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
thanks
The lady who called me said that there shouldn't be any preparation from me to do the case.
Maybe second rounds will be more technical?
I will add that the position is in Europe.
Was this for full time or internship?
^^ Of course she said there would be no preparation. They want to see what you actually know, not what you can memorize right before the interview. I'd def. study up on the basics listed above.
This position is similar to I-banking I think according to their discription.. I would study for some technical questions like valuation, financial statements etc.
If you already had a round of technical questions, then you've probably passed them. At this point they want to know if you can go to a client site by yourself and write up a report. The reports are pretty basic, but there can be technical jargon so coherent sentences are a requirement. My guess is that you'll sit in a room by yourself for like an hour to work on the writing questions/worksheet.
That being said, still bring your A game in case you get a second round of technical questions.
Would you guys recommend me some reading before the interview?
Some books? Maybe cases? Would be great if you could provide any references.
Thanks man. It really helps a lot.
PM me. I got some useful interview stuff.
Hi vtech243, do you still have the materials you're mentioning above? I've got a KPMG case interview I have to prepare. They sent me an IM but really don't know what to expect from the case. It is a deal advisory interview. Thanks in advance!
I wouldn't read any books and I certainally wouldn't read any cases. You are interviewing for a transactions job, not consulting. I would look into BIWS's basic excel videos that talk about basic accounting, DCF, how the 3 statements interact, etc.
One of the mistakes I used to make before going into an interview was reading all about the firms 'culture' and their past deals, etc. I would spend hours reading about their history, all diff. aspects of their past deals, etc. while neglecting the most basic stuff like simple accounting questions. This is an easy trap to fall into - don't let yourself.
Hi,
How did your interview go? What kind of questions did you get? I have an interview with KPMG TAS as well, could you share your experience?
Thanks,
This topic was from 2/2010.
I realize that.. just in case you could still recall. Thanks.
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