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MrKingsley001:
sisichels, you are doing a great Job. And it's so unNigerian. Please, kindly forward the GMAT kit to me. kingsleyubanic@gmail.com Thank you.

sent. it's actually Nigerian and human to help others.

IRENEME:
Hello sisichels. Thank you for all the useful information. Please any idea on management consulting AC? Please share

Basically, d main highlights of d assessment
centre for MC is a group work wia u will solve a business case
and someone presents 4 d group. U wld also av a panel interview and lastly u wld be asked 2 speak on a topic for 5 mins. basically the same procedures as others. just go back and read the stuffs I said about the assessment centre in general.

Kehnyshavin:
Hey Sisi, I was invited for the AC at the Gbagada annex of KPMG and would like to know what and what I should prepare for. The previous posts weren't succinctly placed, all jumbled up. My first choice is TA,second is Forensics. The preparation pack showed ITA, IARCS,FRM, Forensic Audit. A reply at your earliest convenience would be appreciated.

the pack showing ITA or TA, IARCS n FRM are the same because their assessment centre procedures are basically the same. so u can use the above to prepare. I got your mail and I will reply.

Nickyblithe:
please how did u summit ur CV. help me with the link or email

just Google Kpmg nigeria careers, u would see graduate hire, click on it. i don't know the exact link.

Alexy2014:
Audit

so just relax, everything is in God's hands now and He will perfect all that concerns us.

Dainikel:
Sisichels great job U're putting up here. I really need gmat past questions, thanks in adv...keldaini@gmail.com

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Collineno:
. Thank you very much, how about TA? Technology advisory any info to ace the AC? And is TA different from ITA?

it's the same, forgive the I. so u can use the info

Honeytee007:
Some1 should pls help me wt gmat questions, abioye.deborah@yahoo.com, thanks in anticipation.

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kynbasil01:
please help me with Gmat questions.... kynbasil01@gmail.com

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ifeoma92:
it's been 9 days since I had my PI I was thinking sending them a mail to ask about the result but I don't know if it's too early, what do you think. I've drafted the mail already but I didn't know how long was the normal wait time between the interview and the feedback.

it's meant to be 2 to 5 working days. U can send them a mail. I did that n I got a reply that same day. Probably a lot of stuffs on their table and they forget.

Alexy2014:
Please I am done with my PI and I got the benchmarking stage mail. How long will it take before I cross this stage.

I really don't know. I choose audit n am the benchmarking stage. I would advise u Just chill, next training school is September if am not mistaken. It could take a while. I sent a mail to Faith but no reply from her sha. which unit did u go for.

Shinelle:
I have a Partner Interview scheduled soon for TRPS. . pls any information y'all can help with will be appreciated.

Just keep your head high. Be confident. And make sure you
have solid answers to these two questions:
1. Why KPMG?
2. Why TRPS?

Not like there are not other questions but these are the major questions. you still 've the tell us about yourself, what motivates you and some of the questions u answered at your AC. All the best. smile a lot and don't forget to pray.

contactlenz:
Please can you help me with the gmat questions my email is funtee002@gmail.com

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Solecontroller:
For candidates scheduled for the AC next week. The presentation questions have been changed! You're given three to pick one out of which are;

1. If you had no education, what career path would you have chosen and why?
2. Someone in your team is not contributing to the entire teams effort and dragging you all back. What steps would you use in solving this issue with the non contributing team mate?
3. What quality do humans need more of these days and why?

Plus don't take it too seriously y'all. I met some of the most eloquent and precise people during my AC and still they were unsuccessful. Just do your thing the best way u can. Either way its an experience, live it.

Concerning the group task. Its a puzzle.
"A barrister owns a shop and has five regular customers that come in like clockwork. These customers order the same items everyday for breakfast. Your job is to find out what time they arrive, including what drink and food they ordered".
You have two sets of clues. Public and Private ones. You are not supposed to show your private clues (mine was 4) to a team mate and only read to em out. The public clues consist of three cards... one contains five time stamps 8:10 to 8:30, the second contains five sets of drinks and the third contains snack types that go along with the drink and items that the customers buy. All five each.
Now the issue is I don't know what KPMG looks for here but its funny that someone that actually placed her private clues on the table for all to see got a success mail. So basically screw em and do what u want.
For panel interview. They'll bombard you from anywhere. Asking scenario based questions about teamwork, best decision you've ever made? when has your integrity been compromised? where do you see yourself in five years? undergraduate project? link between your course of study and audit.. All that stuff. Plus don't mention passion for audit please.
Good luck in your KPMG endeavors brethren. Peace.

please don't screw them oh. it's much preferable to follow the instructions. first u re not the madam that placed her cards on the table, so dont try it. the group puzzle was actually the same as the one i did. now what do they look for, time management, team player n the likes.
I guess the presentation topics 've changed but then prepare your mind for any question, rest assured u would be given a bit of time to prepare, stick to the time limit given for the presentation.
and the panel interview questions are roughly the same, u can consult the earlier pages for more likely questions.
all the best once again.

Missysmart:
thanks sisi, but does this also apply to FRM peeps?

for forensic, ITA, FRM and IARCS only
three stages
stage one : getting to know you. just tell dem ur name, school,
state of origin, discipline, interest, and skills,if you have professional certification u can add that too. two minutes tops
(my advice). answer as succintly as u can any oda question u
are asked. dnt waste dia time., why kpmg, why FRM, what is FRM, whats the relationship between your course of study and FRM and some scenario based questions, a bit of your final year project n knownyoue CV. Endeavour to ask a question at the end. smile a lot n as usual ignore the facial expressions while maintaining eye contact.

stage two: group case. u will be given an hypothetical case to
review, analyse and provide solutions to. in fifteen minutes.
den one of u will present in 5 minutes.
ds stage is a bit tricky. converse among ur group member b4
u are called. preselect ur group leader b4 entering. u may
look at d followin xtics
discipline ( accounting or related course)
spoken english
dressing
confidence
note: dnt compete negatively i.e dnt take ur group members
as ur competitors
speak out, contribute reasonably(dnt talk for talking sake)
and be willin to hear ur colleagues opinion. etc try to be active n involve others If you see they re not contributing. be time conscious.listen properly to the instructions.

stage three: individual presentation in five minutes
topics: contemporary issues like insurgency, same sex
marriage, unemployment etc. just give ur oponion for or
against in 5 mimutes.
my advice: say something sensible in three minutes and stop
talkin. chances are u will start blabbing after dt time
especially if its a topic u knw little about. maintain eye
contact and smile a bit.
be well dressed
comb ur hair, get a good suit, use perfume moderately, where
a plain or striped shirt( max of two colors) same for d tie.
good shoes etc, for the guys. for the ladies, a suit skirt with a nice shirt would do,no multi coloured shirt, black handbag would be nice
, a simple hairdo, light makeup, and sensible shoes with moderate heels. ur appearance matters a lot
overall, be calm.
pray, It's more important than all the studying combined together.
all the best.

agroronnie:
Ok a faith lady keeps sending me emails to get the original copy of my waec results from my school. I have given her the one i collected shortly after high school and online print out results but she insists that a waec certificate must have passpory photo and date of birth.
The one i have doesn't have pic or dob but carries my high school letter heading.
I really dont know of anyone waec certificate cos i used these one to get into undergrad and postgrad studies.

faith I think is the lady in charge of HR for audit. do well to go to your school n pick up the original waec certificate n it carries a passport on it. 've u gone for AC, if not u would surely meet her at the AC. all the best once more to those going for AC, PI n the aptitude test. I hope I 've dealt with the AC tips.

SacrodAYAN:
Partner's Interview invites rolling out.....

which unit? all the best

this is for those in tax or TRPS.
AC comprises of panel interview, group case study and a personal presentation.
For the group work try to contribute and also give others room to
contribute too. The panelists would be observing to determine
the skills you possess, time management, team player and the rest. do not overshadow others. make sure you select capable hands to so your presentation and the likes for you.
As regards the presentation you will choose
one out of six topics on which you will talk on for abt 3 to 5
mins as against the one minute for audit, try to make as much sense as possible but don't talk too much that you go off point.
then the panel interview, as I always say please do well to ignore the faces of the panelists, maintain eye contact but do not read too much meaning into their body language, you could actually be making sense and they frown n u could be saying rubbish n they would be smiling. so be confident and keep a smile on your face. expect scenario based questions like in such a scenario what would you do or 've u been in such a scenario, what did u do. Endeavour to be honest n tailor your answers to their core values which is why u need to know them. know a bit about kpmg, what Is tax abi taxation, why do u want to work in tax, why kpmg, what stands you out from everybody, the usual tel us about yourself, know everything on your CV, do a brush up on your final year project, find a link between your course of study and tax If any but be certain u know why u wanna work in tax. then Endeavour to ask a question at the end of the interview, like how's life workingin kpmg, what'sthe most interesting thing working for kpmg
That said, all the best and pray, it Is more important than all the studying combined together. hope this helps.

this is for those in tax or TRPS.
AC comprises of panel interview, group case study and a personal presentation.
For the group work try to contribute and also give others room to
contribute too. The panelists would be observing to determine
the skills you possess, time management, team player and the rest. do not overshadow others. make sure you select capable hands to so your presentation and the likes for you.
As regards the presentation you will choose
one out of six topics on which you will talk on for abt 3 to 5
mins as against the one minute for audit, try to make as much sense as possible but don't talk too much that you go off point.
then the panel interview, as I always say please do well to ignore the faces of the panelists, maintain eye contact but do not read too much meaning into their body language, you could actually be making sense and they frown n u could be saying rubbish n they would be smiling. so be confident and keep a smile on your face. expect scenario based questions like in such a scenario what would you do or 've u been in such a scenario, what did u do. Endeavour to be honest n tailor your answers to their core values which is why u need to know them. know a bit about kpmg, what Is tax abi taxation, why do u want to work in tax, why kpmg, what stands you out from everybody, the usual tel us about yourself, know everything on your CV, do a brush up on your final year project, find a link between your course of study and tax If any but be certain u know why u wanna work in tax.
That said, all the best and pray, it Is more important than all the studying combined together. hope this helps.

i had to paste it again for all those going for AC. thIs is for the those in audit which is the unit I selected. for those who choose tax or TRPS am trying to compile the procedures, so chill a bit.


there is a panel interview, be confident, just ignore the faces of those panel
interviewers. learn your final year project , find a link
between ur course of study and the unit u 're applying for,
why kpmg, what do you know about the unit u re applying to,
what stories ve u heard about the unit, what is audit, what
motivates you,tell us about urself in a way that makes me
want to pick u over the others that I have heard so far, then
some scenario based question, greatest challenges n how u ve
overcomed them, ur strengths n weaknesses, what stands u out
as a kpmg person .
the first stage is the one minute presentation which is key,
prepare well, something about your greatest acheivement or someother topic but you would be given time to prepare for it and i believe it something u can talk about current happenings in the society n the likes, stick to one minute n pass the info,cos more than a minute n u will be sure to be thrown out from the interview place. (just kidding stick to a minute ),
then the group test, listen to the
instructions. try not to overshadow others, make sure u 're
heard, if u see someone isn't speaking, try n draw them into
the conversation, like let's hear what this person has to say,
time conscious too n select one person to keep the time n one
other to put down ur group's ideas. do not allow others to see
the cards u 're given pertaining to solving the puzzle or
question. select your team leader, one who would present the solutions at the end, a time keeper and some to me record of the ideas being broughtup to solve the task.
know kpmg's core values n tailor ur answers n line
with its values n Its vision and the full meaning of kpmg.also
've a question to ask them at the end. you will hear do you
have any question for us. ask questions like how I life like
working for kpmg, are there any opportunities for job rotation
n how will my performance be assessed.
and pray that's very important. GOD Will go with u.
all the best.
Hope this helps u.

znuga:
kindly help me send GMAT questions to znuga007@gmail.com. thanks

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Innoenv:
Hi! I really need ur help.... I have an AC scheduled for the 27th of April. I need to knw hw to go abt it. Ur prompt response would b appreciated.... email.. innoenv@yahoo.com

there is no need to send anything to your mail. go back on the thread and I said some stuffs about the AC, that's if the unit is audit. all the best again.

ayotan:
Please I'll appreciate it if you can send GMAT practice questions to this email.. gbogotan@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

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[quote author=agroronnie post=44863504][/quote]I was waiting for you to say so, don't worry u will get the invite for AC soon enough,u can take permission, I had a friend who took permission to leave for a test when we were in camp. which unit did u select.

phelhenrie:
@mhizdee @sisichels, kindly help me with the past questions. My email is okenuphilip@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

sent. there is nothing like past questions oh, it's just gmat questions that help u prepare oh, so that someone won't say I sent him or her questions n he didn't see anything in the exams oh. check the thread on page 58 for the current affairs. also check Google for economist gmat tutors, it's an online tutorial n provides 7days free tutorials especially on Power of Elimination

BeingObjective:
sorry,my mind was in a lot of places while typing,yes,it's bishop Cole
pcm means prospective Corp member
I'm done filling the form.
you can still give out the direction though.
Thank you.

okay, same thing I told him about it. Okay I don't know where u 're coming from sha. find a bus going to cms, stop at cms and ask around either latsma or anyone for a bus going to EKo hotel, stop at the last busstop which is the roundabout after Eko hotels, U can pick a keke from there to bishop aboyade Cole street, it's 50naira or if u can trek u can ask people around for kpmg towers. Dont suit up, it's just documentation, a simple shirt n trousers properly tucked in will do.

BeingObjective:
Thanks for your valuable help thus far.
Please can you give me a detailed description to their office on kofi abayomi,I was also asked to come for submission of my credentials.
like agroronie,I'm also a pcm and I have been mobilized,how do we go about the AC invitations .
Thanks for your help once more. I wish I was regular here to help others on their kpmg journey.
We would excel.

I dont know if they have an office at kofo abayomi, the head office is at bishop aboyade cole. check the email again. sorry I do not understand the term pcm. invites for AC is dependent on the unit u select.when you get there you will be asked to submit your documents under the unit u selected as first choice, that's why I asked that you think well before selecting any unit. audit is usually most people's first choice cos they accept a lot of people but its hard work while tax is the next, management consulting Is a small unit, I do not have a working knowledge of the rest. so what does pcm mean and which unit have u selected. u dont need to do anything but chill n prepare n pray. when it's Time for AC, u Wil be contacted.

agroronnie:
At this point... everyone on this thread owes sisichels their first salaries whether or not they get the position. Thank you. I have all my documents scanned and ready to email. I will call them to enquire by 9am this morning

ve they replied. 've u sent them the email. what unit did u select as first choice.

thoexynne:
@mhizdee my mail is tayokunleojo@gmail.com. Pls kindly send me the past questions i also have a reschedule test with them this friday

cc: @sisichels

sent. there is no kpmg past questions, there 're just gmat questions that help u prepare for the test. you can also Google economist gmat. it's an online gmat instructor and they would give you a seven day free trial, it's quite helpful and you can learn stuffs like POE, which is power of Elimination, it would help with your maths, for the current affairs,u can go back to page 58 on the thread. all the best and remember to pray, it's more important than all the studying combined together.

thoexynne:
@mhizdee my mail is tayokunleojo@gmail.com. Pls kindly send me the past questions i also have a reschedule test with them this friday

cc: @sisichels

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sorry for the late reply. awwwwwwww am blushing. thanks to radah, chocobere, mhizdee n agroronnie. I am sha not looking for anyone's first salary. May God favour everyone of us. I have passed thru most of the stages and hopefully am in the last stage .i pray i get the job and as such i pray others get it too. it costs nothing except a bit of time to help others n I am willing to give that bit of my time. all the best everyone.