KPMG Reviews

Current Employee – been working at KPMG

Pros – Great people, work environment, relaxing atmosphere. Easy to ask questions to superiors without them becoming angry with you. They have a lot of patience for someone new.

Cons – Not many downsides. I wish it was much easier to transfer departments or locations. Smaller offices don't have as many advantages as bigger offices.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great culture. Long term client view and relationship focus. I work with great colleagues everyday that all seem to share in the work and the success. I can see spending a good portion of my career at KPMG.

Cons – Nothing at this point in my tenure with KPMG.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at KPMG as an intern for less than a year

Pros – -Great learning experience
-As an intern, you get the work of a first year associate
-Working close with managers
-Assigned a mentor and senior mentor, which are there to help you transition into the firm
-Values its interns

Cons – -No negatives were found in my experience

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Global network; Average salaries; Flexibility; good work/life balance comparing to other audit or consulting firms

Cons – The competitors seem to be doing better

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Global firm and clients; fast-paced working environment; diverse service lines; aggressive annual compensation increases; opportunities increase with tenure/experience; global mobility/transfer options available.

Cons – Political working environment; many subjective performance metrics; opportunities vary depending on your manager/director/partner support; compensation model creates incentives not aligned to business strategy.

Advice to Senior Management – Consider shifts in compensation model to create more objective performance metrics and compensation aligned to these targets. Also, consider a better incentives to encourage members of the management group to invest time in new business opportunities, not just managing existing work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at KPMG as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The people. Everyone in my department was very easy to get along with and they all did their jobs wonderfully.

Cons – The drive. Lets face it, driving to downtown sucks, but that's the nature of the beast with companies like this.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good benefits, flexible work arrangements

Cons – Long hours, high pressure on utilization/chargeability

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible timings, travel opportunities, good engagements

Cons – busy seasons get reeeeeally busy

Advice to Senior Management – better pay!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at KPMG full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – learning opportunities, potential for the future

Cons – lots of work, long hours.... overtime.... dedication and flexibility needed - of course no work life balance

Current Employee – been working at KPMG full-time for more than a year

Pros – Interesting work; interaction with senior employees and clients; excellent compensation; relative flexibility for vacation; travel if desired.

Cons – long hours; super long hours; really inhumane hours at some times; sometimes engagements are not as glamorous as one would want.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company