QUESTIONS TO GUAGE ATTRIBUTES

Client Responsiveness

• Have you ever gone out of your way to help someone, even if it wasn’t your immediate responsibility?
• Have you had a job requiring you to be diplomatic and efficient with customers or other members of the public?

Task Management

• Can you juggle work and social activities so that you can meet your deadlines without panicking?
• Can you manage and motivate others, even when the task is difficult or tedious?

Team Skills

• Do you try to get everyone involved when you’re working with others, supporting and helping when necessary?
• Do you avoid blaming others when things go wrong, instead helping the team learn from its mistakes?

Commercial Awareness

• Have you held a position where you were responsible for working to a budget?
• Do you keep up with current business, economic and political news?

Social Skills

• Are people relaxed and at ease when they talk to you?
• Are you as good at listening as you are at talking?

Thinking Skills

•       Do you tackle problems in a rational, logical manner, identifying the key issues?
•       Have you ever had a job in which you were able to apply creativity and come up with ideas a bit out of the ordinary?

Personal Effectiveness

•       Can you think of any setbacks, at work or university, that you have successfully overcome?
•       Have you ever persuaded others to change their views or attitudes?

Career Motivation

•       Have you thought seriously about why you might want to work for a professional firm like KPMG?
•       Have you found out as much as you can about the work involved in the division or business group that you’re thinking of joining?

Integrity

•      Do you conduct your work to the highest of standards?
•       Do you follow an ethical approach when dealing with others?
•       Do you adhere to rules and regulations?