Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite segnalazione di un dipendente. La procedura ha richiesto 10 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso KPMG (Lagos) nel mese di apr 2013
Colloquio
Four Stage Stage Process
1 Aptitude Test
2 Senior Associate Interview
3 Manager Interview
4 Partner Interview
Domande di colloquio [3]
Domanda 1
Senior Associate Interview Question
1. Tell me about a time you had to network with people to get things done?
2. Why do you want to work in FRM?
3. What do you understand by Operational, Credit and Market Risk?
4. Tell me about a time when you worked in a group and the person was a very difficult person?
5. When have you had to come up with an innovative idea and how did it benefit others?
6. Tell me about a time when you had to make a presentation and what was your best presentation?
7. Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to change in business environment?
8. Tell me about a time when you had to go and understand a person’s interests?
9. What personal development goals have you set in the past few years?
10. Tell me about a time when you had to go an extra mile for your employer?
11. Any questions for me:
i.) What is it like working with KPMG?
ii.) Competition from PWC and others are we safe?
Manager Interview
1. Why risk consulting and nor corporate finance and investment banking?
2. Although it’s a while ago, you got an F in Quantitative Techniques why? FRM involves a lot of Quants?
3. Tell me about a time when you had to come up with an innovative idea?
4. How good is your Excel VBA?
5. Tell me about yourself?
6. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
7. Why did you do your MSc in Investment and Finance and not Risk?
8. I can’t see your MSc Certificate attached here?
9. Have you any Questions for me:
i.) What is it like working in KPMG?
Partner Interview
1. Where do you work and what do you do?
2. Why are you leaving there?
Two small paper questions:
I. A fair value of the ticket is $1. There are a million tickets and there are payoffs of $1million. If the price of the strike of the call option is $5. What is the price of the option?
II. If there are 2 A2 engines one had a 1/1000000 chance of failure and both engines are independent of each other, what is the probability that the plane would crash?
3. Do you play sports?
4. Do you play music, did you train, how long and why did you stop?
5. Do you know about credit, market, operational and liquidity risk?
6. Discuss a topic about derivatives?
7. How do you price a derivative?
8. Tell me about your numerical skills?
9. What is your best achievement in life and why?
10. What do you know about FRM?
11. Did you do any CSR Project? What was your target and how did you meet it?
12. Can you do VBA Macro’s? What can you do?
13. Can you do coding?
14. What subjects did you study for your MSc and what did you do?
15. What subjects did you study for your third year and what did you do?
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso KPMG (Bangalore Rural)
Colloquio
Online Test then ,
3 rounds of Interview
1st - Tech Interview
2nd - Tech Interview
3rd - HR Interview
The process was smooth but 2nd Interview was tough. It was only DSA while 1st Interview was overall Core Cs and a basic DSA pattern question
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un'agenzia di reclutamento personale. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso KPMG (Gurgaon, Haryana) nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
The interview process was not about knowing everything. It was more about:
Confidence
Clear communication
Positive attitude
Willingness to learn
One thing I learned: rejections do not define your capability. Sometimes you just need one opportunity that matches your efforts.
Walking into this process after many disappointments made this offer feel even more special for me.
The interview process will consist of two rounds followed by a final Partner round. The overall difficulty level is expected to be easy to moderate. The focus will primarily be on assessing your basic technical knowledge, conceptual clarity, and practical understanding of core fundamentals. If you have worked thoroughly on the basics and understand the practical application of concepts, the interview can be cleared comfortably. Make sure you revise key topics, be structured in your answers, and demonstrate confidence while responding. With proper preparation and a calm, confident approach, this process can be easily cracked.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Construction and technical concepts, data analysis skills