alright, thanks for the info and feedback

no harm in giving them a call if you have waited more than one week++?

yep audit, thanks for the info
i’d finish the online test yeaterday and so i’m waiting for a call as to whether i wil get the interview or not.. so nerve-wrecking really

is it possible to fail ey’s personality test and would you be informed?

This post has been edited by kanikani: Nov 15 2017, 04:01 PM

Does anyone else have any experience with the EY online test? Would you be emailed as to whether you fail/pass?

I saw a post few pages back about receiving an email stating that he/she did not pass the KPMG personality test and I was wondering if EY would send such an email too? so far I have not received anything yet but I just wanna get a heads up if this is going to be another 'if you wait too long you should give up' scenario haha.

edit: i double-checked on page 51, the person who posted actually replied that the firm was EY to another forumer's guess of KPMG. so if anyone have any tips on the EY's and KPMG's interview, please do share



This post has been edited by kanikani: Nov 21 2017, 12:03 PM

just my perspective
but i would think that it has to do with the interview?
your education level/cgpa must have reach their expectations thats why you were able to reach until the interview phase

qualifications doesnt necessarily mean only academic right

reading from the posts here, it seems that if you have gotten to the interview stage, they would have based their decisions on everything else other than academics
like your attitude and personality through your performance in the group test, f2f and essay writing (my guess is that its kpmg)

This post has been edited by kanikani: Nov 21 2017, 03:48 PM

dont give up if you read through the past few pages of this forum, you'll see that a few forumers were discussing failing the KPMG interview as well as what the big4 are looking for in terms of personality and behaviour.

oh and you could always apply again anyway

i had a friend who failed to get into any big 4 because of low cgpa and after working at mid size firm for a few years, he managed to secure an interview with KPMG as an audit senior recently.

This post has been edited by kanikani: Nov 22 2017, 09:27 AM

just a bit curious
but is it true that the minimum cgpa for pwc is 3.5?
cause i heard from a senior and some friends that other than pwc the other firms only require around 3.0 to 3.2

This post has been edited by kanikani: Nov 23 2017, 04:48 PM

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This post has been edited by kanikani: May 22 2018, 11:42 AM

hi, does anyone know when is kpmg’s next intake for 2018?

Thread's been dead since May lah
So i was browsing through and went back a few pages
tbh i'm quite curious on how those who got into big4 (who replied quite a bit on this thread last year) are doing so far? write a reply on whether the firm you got into reached your expectations/how much you like working there or not if you're free lol


and also decided to compile this in case anybody needs it?

Feel free to update!



Entry Level Salary 2018

DEGREE HOLDER
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PwC:
KPMG: 2850 + 150
EY : 2850+250
Deloitte:

ACCA AFFILIATE/PROF PAPERS
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PwC : 3200
KPMG:
EY: 3000 + 250
Deloitte:

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jun 11 2018, 07:03 PM

posting this for a friend and of course i wanna know too hahaha.

can someone elaborate more on the kpmg audit departments?
(k, p, m, g) on what their industries are.

i flipped through the thread + google. audit k and audit g on banks, audit m on insurance?

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jul 3 2018, 01:13 AM

agreed. from experience, always choose to email HR since you’ll get a quick response (latest also 2 days). and if she’s out of office, i’m sure you’ll get an automated email on an alternative HR to contact.

only call HR if you have their personal extension line, or else ar..... 99% the main line transfer you there, the phone will ring n ring n then putus

no offer letter = not done deal. so sadly, it’s just a bit like cakap kosong lah. personal opinion, be patient.. its hard but there is a chance.

AND it’s probably not a good idea to go straight away to Deloitte and ask coz well (i havent visited Deloitte but I’d noticed this for the other 3 big4s) you have to be a big4 employee (wearing their employee tag) to be permitted to enter the elevator. if not, you need to register at the reception and no appointment = you’ll be turned away.

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jul 5 2018, 01:23 AM

just apply.

heard stories + my observation is that referral at fresh grad level = fast track the process to interview stage only which you would get to anyway if you pass the initial screening. for interns intake - apply early (dont last minute apply, nov/dec intake you should apply at least 3 months in advance = early sept)

referrals are more useful or helpful when the person being referred to is being recruited in as an experienced hire.

if you look at the criteria of 3.1 for Deloitte, slim/no. why? because their website ady state requirement is min 3.2

however, since you have acca affiliate i guess got higher chance. coz they wrote there d bachelor 3.2 or prof qualification.

so the chance is there, good luck and the real battle starts at the interview stage.

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jul 14 2018, 09:36 AM

well, tbh depends on your performance during internship.

if you interned and going to grad (within 6 months-1 year), they will offer you if they like you + you performed

if you interned more than 1 year ago, you have to go through the whole process like normal applicant.

you’ll have a big advantage if you have interned there provided that you performed well.

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jul 5 2018, 07:04 AM

just my 2 cents
this thread was very useful in my job search especially if you look back at the posts since second half of last year's posts, many fresh grads posted their stories and comments while seniors gave helpful advice

best takeway from this thread (for me at least) was -
if you take away your accounting qualification, what else do you have?
ie what makes you different from the crowd

a bit of my experience -
frankly, during my interview phases in the big4s, i can say that everyone is just as qualified as you (with or without prof paper) and some even made me feel intimidated and not so confident because they left 1 or 2 prof papers. however, i try to keep in mind that if i'm not qualified they wouldnt even waste time interviewing me right. so, just go in and showcase what i have

anyway long story short - one of the key reasons as to whether you'll pass the interview stage (put aside the academic qualification) is your soft skills and lots of preparation beforehand

This post has been edited by kanikani: Jul 7 2018, 10:49 AM

maybe you could slow down your speed, ie speak slower
and start practicing to make sure your pronunciation is clearer

so far, only at 1 of them did i hear everyone sounding like a native speaker (layman terms: sounds like banana lor)
the others just require fluency i think (at the very least you can speak malaysian english)

but hey, dont worry too much about accents though, just focus on being able to string sentences

you gotta be able to speak english, this is the MOST BASIC requirement
or else how are you gonna communicate with clients? or even your colleagues esp the foreigners?