I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KPMG (New York, NY) in Nov 2009
Interview
I applied through my university's career services website. They took us out to a pre-interview dinner the night before the first round interview. There were 8 candidates for IT Advisory at my table, with 4 current KPMG employees. During the dinner (which had about 40 students total for all other practices), they made a presentation about the firm to give us more information. The dinner was definitely enjoyable and a great way to showcase your personality.
The next day I interviewed with the manager who was at my table, so I already felt very comfortable around him and he had a sense of what I was like. Four of the eight of us got asked to come to the second round interview, which was about two weeks after in NY. It was an all-day event that consisted of info sessions, panel discussions, networking, two more 1:1 interviews, and speed recruiting. Speed recruiting takes place at the end of the day before the dinner where you spend about 2 minutes with each employee and then rotate. It was definitely a lot of fun.
I received a call the next day giving me the offer for the internship. Very timely.
Everyone was very friendly. I think showing that you have good interpersonal skills because everyone seems very focused on people at the firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can't remember. They were pretty much based on resume and just going through that.
Two back to back 30 minutes interviews. It was the usual technical question about my projects and situational questions on what would I do. The whole process went well and I thought I did good but I never got an update email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one of the projects you did that you were really proud of?
I was not prepared as I thought. There was two back to back interviews and they were both behavioral. They ask about your resume as well. Please memorize your resume like the back of your hand.