KPMG Case Interview Questions & Answers

HSBC Bank Strives to Improve Customer Service Quality

Case Type: operations strategy; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: banking; financial services.

Case Interview Question #00331: Suppose you are working for the internal Strategic Group of HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, NYSE: HBC), a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. The bank has around 7,500 offices in 87… Read the rest

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How to Address IT Integration Strategy After Merger?

Case Type: mergers & acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: KPMG first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: banking; financial services; information technology (IT).

Case Interview Question #00287: Two companies in the financial service industry have recently merged. You will be addressing the boards of these two companies regarding their upcoming IT integration strategy and have the opportunity to interview the CEO’s of each company involved.… Read the rest

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General Dynamics Concerned About Falling Stock Price

Case Type: finance & economics; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Consulting first round internship interview.
Industry Coverage: aerospace & defense.

Case Interview Question #00242: The client General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a major American military aircraft manufacturer and defense contractor. The company’s former Fort Worth Division manufactured the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the most-produced Western jet fighter. Recently General Dynamics is worried that… Read the rest

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How Much is Real Teleportation Machine Worth?

Case Type: pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Consulting final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Transportation; Airlines.

Case Interview Question #00207: The client Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) is the research and development organization of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext: ALU, NYSE: ALU) and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T,… Read the rest

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NYC Carnegie Hall to Turnaround Declining Business

Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Consulting final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: entertainment & performing arts.

Case Interview Question #00187: Imagine that you are a consultant hired by Carnegie Hall, a large concert hall in New York City’s Midtown Manhattan. Carnegie Hall is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular music. It has its… Read the rest

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