The Graduate Recruitment Process.

1. The Graduate Recruitment Process. Matthew Parker: Assistant Manager - KPMG

2. My Objectives • Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate. • To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based recruitment approach. • To show the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG. • To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

3. Who are we? • One of the “Big 4” UK accountancy firms… One of the world’s leading organisations of business advisers providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.

4. Things you might not know about us In 2007… • Our total turnover was £1,607 million • We shared a market-leading £100 million bonus pool with our people. • 99% of flexible working requests were accepted • 94% of our people said they were proud to be associated with KPMG • Some 350 people took international secondments • KPMG people took part in 202,570 training days • KPMG Europe LLP is the largest fully integrated accountancy firm in Europe.

5. Where are we? 22 offices across the UK 148 countries- from Albania to Zimbabwe. KPMG EUROPE Over 100,000 professional employees in member firms world-wide

6. North and Scotland Aberdeen Glasgow Edinburgh Newcastle Preston Manchester Liverpool Leeds Midlands and South -Birmingham -Leicester -Nottingham -Cardiff -Plymouth -Southampton -Reading -Bristol UK Locations

7. London and Surrounding • London (Canary Wharf and Blackfriars) • Gatwick • St Albans • Milton Keynes • Ipswich • Cambridge

8. Graduate Myth Number 1 • “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” • Samuel Johnson

9. My Objectives • Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate. • To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based recruitment approach. • To show the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG. • To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

10. Teamwork Communication Drive / Motivation Leadership Problem Solving Time Management Business Awareness Career Motivation Typical Competencies Assessed

11. Evidence of Behaviour • Time bound • Specific • First Person • Researched • Varied

12. KPMG’s Recruitment Process • Online Application Form • Online Reasoning Tests • Interview • Assessment Centre

13. Graduate Myth No 2. • “Assessment centres and interviews are just there to trip you up and feed the ego’s of employers” • A.S. Tudent

14. My Objectives • Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate. • To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based recruitment approach. • To discuss the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG. • To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.

15. KPMG Opportunities (Graduates) • Audit: 61% • Tax: 22% • Advisory: 17%

16. International Programmes • European Audit Programme • UK / Germany Programme • Audit Japan • Audit China

17. What Do You Need? • Relevant High School Academics • An Interest in the Business World • Knowledge of KPMG • University Undergraduate Degree

18. Graduate Myth Number 3 • “Professional Services firms are only interested in Business / Economics Students. • D.I.S Gruntled

19. My Objectives • Provide an overview of KPMG and where we operate. • To describe the KPMG recruitment process and offer an insight into a competency based recruitment approach. • To discuss the different sort of opportunities available at KPMG. • To identify some graduate ‘myths’ and provide some alternative views to the prevailing attitudes.