The Graduate Recruitment Process.

Matthew Parker: Assistant Manager - KPMG

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My Objectives

• Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate.

• To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based

recruitment approach.

• To show the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG.

• To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

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Who are we?

One of the “Big 4” UK accountancy firms…

One of the world’s leading organisations of business advisers providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.

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Things you might not know about us

In 2007…

Our total turnover was £1,607 million

We shared a market-leading £100 million bonus pool with our people.

99% of flexible working requests were accepted

94% of our people said they were proud to be associated with KPMG

Some 350 people took international secondments

KPMG people took part in 202,570 training days

KPMG Europe LLP is the largest fully integrated accountancy firm in Europe.

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Where are we?148 countries- from Albania to Zimbabwe.

Over 100,000 professional employees in member firms world-wide

22 offices across the UK

KPMG EUROPE

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UK Locations

North and Scotland

-Aberdeen

-Glasgow

-Edinburgh

-Newcastle

-Preston

-Manchester

-Liverpool

-Leeds

Midlands and South

-Birmingham

-Leicester

-Nottingham

-Cardiff

-Plymouth

-Southampton

-Reading

-Bristol

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London and Surrounding

-London (Canary Wharf and Blackfriars)

-Gatwick

-St Albans

-Milton Keynes

-Ipswich

-Cambridge

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Graduate Myth Number 1

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all

that life can afford.”Samuel Johnson

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My Objectives

• Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate.

• To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based

recruitment approach.

• To show the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG.

• To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

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Typical Competencies Assessed

• Teamwork

• Communication

• Drive / Motivation

• Leadership

• Problem Solving

• Time Management

• Business Awareness

• Career Motivation

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Evidence of Behaviour

• Time bound

• Specific

• First Person

• Researched

• Varied

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KPMG’s Recruitment Process

• Online Application Form

• Online Reasoning Tests

• Interview

• Assessment Centre

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Graduate Myth No 2.

“Assessment centres and interviews are just there to trip you up and feed

the ego’s of employers”A.S. Tudent

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My Objectives

• Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate.

• To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based

recruitment approach.

• To discuss the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG.

• To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

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KPMG Opportunities (Graduates)

• Audit: 61%

• Tax: 22%

• Advisory: 17%

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International Programmes

• European Audit Programme

• UK / Germany Programme

• Audit Japan

• Audit China

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What Do You Need?

• Relevant High School Academics

• An Interest in the Business World

• Knowledge of KPMG

• University Undergraduate Degree

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Graduate Myth Number 3

“Professional Services firms are only interested in Business / Economics

Students.D.I.S Gruntled

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My Objectives

• Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate.

• To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based

recruitment approach.

• To discuss the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG.

• To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.