Interviewing:
win in
the ring!
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With the right preparation and coaching, you can own the interview arena! Check out our play-by-play approach to successful interviewing video to the right, then click open the sample interview questions below.
And when your interview is with KPMG, first learn about the firm at What We Do and by Googling recent news items. Read about how we hire. Practice, practice, practice. Grab a friend and have him or her go over sample interview questions with you. On the day, give yourself plenty of time to get to the interview – no rushing.
Sample Interview Questions
Being prepared by reviewing sample questions is a surefire way to come across calm, cool and collected during the interview.
Take some time to go over these sample questions with a friend. Being prepared for the questions, even if they are a different type, will help make you comfortable during the real interview.
- How effectively do you balance your course load at school with any jobs or extracurricular activities?
- Describe the most challenging situation you've had to deal with and the ways you dealt with it.
- Describe a situation where you have thought of a new or creative way of dealing with a problem.
- Describe a time when you encountered an especially difficult project. What did you do and what was the result?
- What do you consider to be your greatest personal or school related accomplishment and what steps did you take to achieve it?
- Describe your most successful effort in promoting teamwork within a group and how they responded.
- What would someone you've worked for describe as your strengths? What about areas that need improvement?
- Describe a situation when your work or one of your ideas was criticized. How did you respond?
- Describe a situation in which you've shown a great deal of initiative.
- Describe a goal that you have set for yourself in the last year.
Were your answers concise and clear? What other questions can you think of to help you?
The most important aspect of this exercise is to give real thought to yourself and your abilities, while helping you to be more comfortable during the interview.
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