The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (Burnaby, BC) in Oct 2010
Interview
I completed the skill testing on line as a first step. The phone interview was basic. A waste of time. The face to face interview was relaxed and about an hour and a half. I felt some of the questions were inappropriate (personal stuff like how's your health, how many sick days do you take, do you have kids). The person who interviewed me showed an interest immediately and wanted to set up an interview with the partner I would be working for. She called the next day with a time to meet the partner. The meeting was cancelled last minute due to a scheduling conflict. It was rescheduled and cancelled again. The following week I got a call from HR in Toronto and advised that they were going forward with another applicant. I truly believe that this person came along last minute as there were no other applicants being interviewed when we spoke. I would never apply at KPMG again.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at KPMG (Montvale, NJ) in Jul 2010
Interview
I first had a phone interview with an internal recruiter, my skill set applied however once we got to salary, it was far below what i was looking for. 2 days later I recieved an email from the recruiter asking me to reconsider and have an open mind, so I did. I interviewed with my direct report and then the next day the director of the department. They were both very nice, very interested in if I was going to "fit" in the department, they said its like a little family. The buildings are large but not so full of life at all, maybe alot of people on vacation or simply utilizing the flex/work from home time they allow. There were places to sit outside and they have bbq's on Thursday's during the summer. Overall experience was a positive one, I am getting an offer however have not seen it yet. Got an offer from another company (much smaller) so I have weigh the benefits (apparently they are very good) and very curious what the compensation offer will be.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do at your old company, what happened (why did you lose your job)