Question1 - Please give a brief summary of your current recreational and leisure activities, including sports and hobbies.*
Sports: I am kind of a sports enthusiast. I like playing basketball and I am quite good at it. In my free time, I always call on some friends and have a basketball match with them. Last semester, our team won the first place in the basketball competition organized by school of accounting. What's more, I am also fond of playing badminton. My parents and I usually play badminton together on sunny days, which has become a family routine.
Hobbies: I prefer watching movies on weekends, especially American ones. Not only can I relax myself when watching movies, I can also polish up my English listening and speaking skills.
Question2 - What clubs and societies are you a member of and in what capacity
Presently I am a member of the Young Volunteers Association of China, which is a national organization with millions of members across China.
During my first two years of university, I was in the Youth Volunteer Association of the college of accounting, when I did a lot of voluntary work to the school and also to the society. At that time, I am a member of the propaganda department. We draw posters for the activities, raise money for the poor, look after the olds in homes for the elderly...Though my life in our department has ended, my strive for the society will never stop.
Question3 - What factors have influenced your career choice
First, it's my interest. My grandpa was an excellent accountant. With so many years past, I can still remember the contentment on his face when he stroked his abacus. He's the person who initially led me to the world of accounting and who aroused my interest in accounting. I have been determined to be an extraordinary accountant since I was a child.
Second, it's my love for math and English and my competence in them. The two are my favourite subjects, which, I think, combine perfectly in accounting. I have won many prizes in maths and English competitions, such as the third prize in the Math Contest of my university and the third prize in the 2010 National English Contest for College Students.
Question4 - Outline your career ambitions and objectives
I want to join in the auditing department and learn the client business processes and accounting procedures.
I will make every effort to fullfill my part and always be passionate in my work.
I will learn and develop my core professional skills from every possible way and finally discover a wide skill set when I am an assistant. I hope to achieve business insights and outstanding planning skills if promoted to be a manager. In 10 or 12 years, I hope to be the partner of KPMG and will help to set the firm’s strategy and develop further relationships with the clients. I will live my promise and always thrive and serve for the firm.
However, the great wings don't help you realize your great dream, only practice does. I'm getting down to earth and diligently working my way towards an excellent accountant.
Question5 - At KPMG our global values guide the way that we interact with each other and
help to create our open, friendly and supportive culture. Please tell us about a situation where you have used two of KPMG's values to achieve a positive outcome.*
When I was in the Youth Volunteer Association of my college, there was once a campaign aimed at raising money for an old people's home. We decided to sell newspapers to collect money. I was a leader of a group of eight and was designated to the the distict of Huazhong Normal University. At first, it's really hard to open my mouth and to express myself. After several fails, I began to find the principle. First, you have to keep a smile on your face. Second, be brave enough to speak your mind out, and don't be afraid of failure. Third, pick the potential buyers and tell the purpose of your selling to the point. After knowing the gist, I quickly finished my sales target. However, a member of my group failed to sell even one piece of newspaper and came to me for help. Then, I shared my experience to her and all the group members helped her sell the newspaper together.
This group work turned out a great success and our group was the first to complete the sales target and collected the most money.。