Interview questions

Collabooration

"In the next few years, I look forward to holding a managerial role to demonstrate my leadership qualities here at FBI. Additionally, I would like to be more evolved in my career including having improved and gained more skills in this industry. I will be happy if in the next few years I'm referred to as a more intelligent person than I am today."

Why do you want to work for KPMG?

A reason I want to work for KPMG is because of how diverse the company is spanning industries in for example governemnt or energy and overall its commitment to improving and fitting the needs of the customer. In working for a company like KPMG I believe it can support me to be the best version of my self.

Do you prefer to work on a team or independently? / What type of work environment do you prefer?

A team.

Tell me something about yourself/brief description:

Hello, I am an incoming senior majoring in Computer Science at George Mason University. I was born and brought up in Miami, Florida. I moved to Fairfax, Va to further my education. I have developed a unique skillset which includes various leadership and communitative roles. I am confident that I will be able to improve my skills and knowledge with your company. What caught my attention is the face book's mission and vision. My values match what your goals are. I feel that I will be of great impact to your team as well as helping them realize and achieve the overall goal of bringing people closer to each other."

Why are you interested in our company?

I have always been passionate about national security and cybersecurity. I believe that the NSA plays a vital role in protecting our country from foreign threats, and I am excited to apply to work at the NSA because it would allow me to be a part of that effort . I am also drawn to the challenge of working in a high-pressure environment and solving complex problems.

What is your greatest weakness?

I tend to be a little impatient and want everything done immediately. BUT i HAVE BEEN LEARNING TO BE more patient as I have been intorduced to teams.

How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?

I tend to work well under pressure, it does strain me but I get tasks done.

Describe a situation where you were given performance feedback from your manager?

In a previous role, I received weekly feedback for tasks I was assigned. For a good few weeks, my superviser identified a specific training need, which was dealing with clients in an effective manner. I was set on selling on specific product and not looking to advertise the other products the company had to offer, in doing that I was not contributing to the financial success of the company. Upon their advice, I attended a rigorous sales training workshop over a week period. This proved effecvtive, as I started to implement what I was thought and helped to crack a 4 digit deal, and therefore help the company grow financially.

What are your hobbies?

In my downtime I code and recently I have taken up running which helps to ease me during stressful situations and overall aided me in losing over 35 pounds.

Can you tell me why you'd be a perfect intern for this position/ why should we hire you/ Why do you want to work here? Why did you apply for this position?

That's a great question. I have spent some time reading the job description , and I noticed the skillset and qualities listed allign with the ones I have gained through several different experiences. I have sales experience and client collaberation that spans over a year, I also have the soft skills required for this internship, wheter that be a team-player, collaborator, or a great communicator.

Who was the most difficult person you ever worked with?

The most difficult person I have ever worked with has to be with a colleague when I was working for Cutco. As a sales representative we were assgned a taks where we would have 2 reps trey and sell a product to a customer, however I was faced with the situation of my partner not showing up or responding to my emails. In the end I had to take initiative and speak to my client alone, it worked in the end however, as I ended up cracking a sale.

Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision?

Very recently I was responible for assisting a client with a certain obstacle he was facing in a course. During our sesssions I would try and assist the client to the best of my ability, providing sample solutions creating my own lecture notes. Howver, this client was just not willing o learn and always wanted to find the shortcuts even asking me on multiple occasions to do his homework for him. Each time I would say no and the client would be frustrated. I was always resilient and continuasly refused to cut corners. I personally work to higher standars and while I will try and do as much as I can for a client, it will not be at the expense of breaking the rules. Things came to head one day and I decided to let them go politely and contact my supervisor. Though this costed our company financially, I felt it was important to maintaion our standards and stick to our values.

Do you have any questions for me?

What does a day in working at KPMG look like.

Do you have prior experience?

Yes, I believe I do have previous experience. My experiences have led me to build A great rapport along clients and help to fit theire needs. For example I work as a tutoring specvialist for a home company called PassCS, in this the client is our number one priority, making sure we provide them a good experience and an overall result they would be satifiued with. In this I have tutored over 20 students and have helped them all to pass their most difficult classes.