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I will say mine was God showing me his faithfulness and testing my faith. I couldn't secure a job despite having a 2:1 and passing several tests, i was still dropped at different stages of the recruitment process.

I eventually settled for a contract job at an insurance company for a little sum doing what i did nt study n school, i was so unhappy and depressed. I continued with my professional exams which my salary could not even pay for. By the grace of God, i secured a partly funded private scholarship to undergo my masters abroad.

Fastforward to the end of my masters i made a distinction and though still scared, I decided to come back to Nigeria cos i don't believe everyones destiny lies abroad.

I came back home now filled with more faith and confidence which came about through prayers. I still got some rejections but after 6/7 mths, i got 3 job offers from a bank and two of the big 4 accounting firms.

My advice is pray, engage in church activities if you are jobless( God rewards), always smile and be confident during interviews. One secret i used for all the jobs i secured, when i enter into the company building, despite my preparation i go to the restroom and pray again inviting the holy spirit to go with me and asking God to grant me favour.Best of luck. Pls ignore any error

Phonon: I do get you my friend.It's just that I was thinking he would take it in a different way.My apologies if I came off as offensive.The verdict is out there based on perception:PWC is better than KPMG.Some are concerned about money in the interim;others prestige.All in all,making the best of your opportunity is utmost.The firm doesn't make you succeed,it helps you.

No worries. We are good

joboy834: Lol. Well I applied for the graduate internship role at that time thinking after some months I will be converted to permanent staff,but to my surprise the otherwise happened.

Anyway,I think both firms are great. KPMG is great I must tell you. But the stress there na die, and I believe that applies to PwC also but not to full length(as explained by pple).

In terms of pay, PwC surely pays higher than KPMG at entry level ,but I think the pay for seniors in KPMG is higher o ,because when u become a senior in KPMG your pay jumps sporadically. Anyway both firms are good. Lastly, I think life-work balance is prevalent in PwC, even my KPMG folks can testify to that.

Thank you very much for the explanation.

Phonon: This may come off as heckling.I am sure he has his reasons; maybe he got another offer which he considers better than KPMG. Just saying......

I get you phonon but it is just an innocent question and you knw from the previous thread i created i got an offer from both KPMG and PWC but it seems the opinions i m getting are mostly from pple who work there or prefer PWC. It would be nice to get an opinion from someone who has actually worked in KPMG. I hope u understand now.

joboy834: I worked as a GRADUATE INTERN(contract), and not full staff

I know that, i meant why did you not go through the graduate recruitment process to become a permanent staff at KPMG?

Sori, i m just curious.Thanks

joboy834: Worked as a Graduate Intern for 6 months in their IARCS unit.

Why didn't you stay back at KPMG because i know u on PWC thread?

Hi Calculus12,

Thank you for clarifying alot of issues on this thread. I wanted to ask if PWC will reimburse me for the ACCA papers (both exempted and passed) that i have paid for, will they also pay the tuition costs that were incurred. Lastly, is there any support for CFA exams?

Thanks a bunch

Not so keen on KPMG after all these info. The partner who interviwed was for financial services audit and menh! He was not nice at all. I was even surprised to be successful. Heard that is the hardest dept n audit.Need a balance n my life.

Naffysah: @ifycharm, Thanks! I'm in d same predicament as urself n trust me, dis thread has further helped me in d quest to settle for one. I guess I made my choice finally
@Armani NG, did tell u , ur a darling! Thanks dear

@Naffysah, you r welcome. I am really impressed by all the contributions.This thread has enabled me make a decision but hope i get placed n a good dept.what is your decision now?

Armani_NG: Lol...@ ify4charm, there are quite a couple of us in this same predicament. Anyway thanks for the thread, it's enlightened me as well

yeah i think there are but the other person i know is already working with E&Y and was called for medicals by KPMG.I do not know her decision though.So tell me, what is your decision?

Thanks y'all really appreciate your contributions.

I got an offer with PWC to resume in oct and ve recently been called by KPMG for medicals to resume in Sept. Pls advise on the one i should choose.Thanks

@ dodoshyne
i was invited to the assessment center do you have an idea of what the case study will be like.pls reply to unigwerules@yahoo.com

thanks.

@mosi the interview was meant to last for 40mins but mine lasted close to an hour.it was all abt practical experiences like:

Tell me 3 things you have accomplished?
how have u instituted change?
what did u do abt a feedback that wasn't positive?
what r ur strengths and weaknesses?
many more.e plenty

they want to see how u relate with people,ur confidence.they were really nice so relax.OK.

@dodoshyne i was talking abt d stage after d second interview.thanks

@dodosyne r u in HR?i don't know if u wud recognise me. i am fair skinned and came for an interview yesterday 26th by 10am.i wore a pink shirt and a black suit.i wud like to knw when we wud be hearing from BAT and wat the next stage will be like.Thanks

Adecco has started calln.i was sent a text and an email on sept 29th for an interview on oct 8th.did anyone get a mail?

she may be pretty,probably not photogenic.

@ladoo 10 u r welcome

Thank you very much for completing your application for the Diageo Graduate programme. We are now in the process of managing all the final responses that we have received. We therefore anticipate that we will be able to confirm the outcome of your application within the next 10 days.
Please note, we will be running Assessment Centre's in Nigeria week of 27th September.

Should your application be successful, you will be required to attend the Assessment Centre and an invite will be sent to you with details.
We would like to thank you for expressing your interest in our Graduate Programme and will be in touch shortly.

Sincerely,
Diageo Graduate Programme

this was sent by diageo group on 7th sept.just keep ur fingers crossed