KPMG Reviews in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Area

Pros

Opportunities to learn, grow, expand knowledge, gain exposure.

Cons

Salary not competitive with other firms, industry.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase compensation.

Pros

- 25 days vacation (if you get approval to use it)
- Get good exposure with significant job responsibilities

Cons

No clear process for promotion; very subjective process.
Haphazard client assignments.

Advice to Senior Management

Need more of a clear and objective promotion process.

Pros

Internationally Recognized
Health Benefits
Paid Time Off (Summer JumpStarts)
Transportation Cost Subsidized
Steady Paycheck Twice a Month
Volunteer Opportunities
Encore Awards

Cons

Salary of less than $35,000 for a Degreed Individual with experience and Strong Job Performance
Not a "Great Place to Build A Career"
Not an "Employer of Choice" for me
Not a Great Company for Minorities
Outsourcing alot of tasks to India
Professional Growth Potential is Nonexistent

Advice to Senior Management

Employees in practice industries (ADVISORY, AUDIT, TAX) are not the only people who work for the firm. There are those of us who work hard everyday for our clients who happen to be internal employees and not only are we not adequately compensated, but we hardly ever hear "thank you".

Pros

Work Life balance is great if your work for the right people and the firm offers a fair compensation package. Awareness of diversity is embraced and makes everyone feel at home.

Cons

The culture can be too stiff depending on what group you are in. Performance Management process can be inconsistent at times causing gaps in professional development. Communication can be broken at times causing some employees to feel a disconnect.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep working on the relationship and mentoring, that is what will help your people to grow and feel good about their career path. Find new ways to develop loyalty to help you retain the talent you work so hard to attain.

Pros

Good working enviornment for professionals

Cons

Difficult to communicate fact to partner when they own different project than their practice area.

Advice to Senior Management

Good leadership but govenored by audit so advisory has to take additional pain to meet audit standard

Pros

Really great benefits and opportunity to advance if you want to.

Cons

Not enough hours in the day to do work. Culture is too stiff. People are over worked.

Advice to Senior Management

Use the employee surveys and keep making changes that will impact performance and work/family balance.

Pros

Great name and brand recognition

Cons

Lots of red tape and so much risk and compliance stuff to deal with

Pros

- Industry Experience
- Develop your transferable skill sets
- Opportunities to work across service lines

Cons

- Unfair Performance Review Process
- Career growth not base on your performance
- Too political

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to make work rewarding in order for the employees to stay.

Pros

good starting place for building your career.

Cons

get out after a few years dont think staying long will be rewarded in any way

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your employees

Pros

The best reasons to work for KPMG is for the experience you receive. It is a wonderful place to start a career.

Cons

The work life balance is non-existance. It is difficult to have a work life balance. However, you know this when you take the job.

Advice to Senior Management

I believe they need to have a larger audit staff in order for employees to work more normal work hours.