Intern insight Review
at KPMG
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Accounting
London
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Experience
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
The insight programme gave candidates the chance to learn about kpmg and undertake tasks and presentations to improve their knowledge of the business and the work in the offices and when out working with clients. The experience was brief and gave a snapshot of life working at KPMG to help improve knowledge and guide me on my future career path, learning about the industry and whether it was something i wanted to take further in the future
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
This was my first experience of learning about the different areas of the business and it was helpful knowing where i was best positioned to join the firm in the future. I realised what parts of kpmg need number skills and which need analysis or interpersonal skills for example, so i am better aware of where i could join in the future. I took this knowledge and it helped me progress further in my uni journey secure a placement
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
the main aspects of the experience was listening to presentations and doing some tasks and exercises. I improved my knowledge of the recruit and assess process as we did some exercises that improved our unserstanding and i now feel i have the skills to pass stages in the process that i have found difficult in the past, for example the numerical tests and other online exercises. The skills learnt for this were helpful and a big opportunity to learn and improve
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
4/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
3/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture seemed friendly and helpful, and it was good understanding what the offices are like as because of the pandemic it was more difficult travelling to businesses and you could not interview in the office for example. The experience here was more virtual and because of this it was harder to understand the culture despite the inherent difficulties experiencing a physical location, but there were still presenattions on this which helped very much your knowledge
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Yes I enjoyed the experience however it is difficult to be more connected with expperiences during the hybrid set up, than when in an office physically. I did certainly learn new skills and as a take away, was much improved passing tests in the process both at kpmg and at similar firms, where i ultimately progressed my work experiences. I think this sort of thing has helped improve my CV as well as my own skills and understanding
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at KPMG
5/5
Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to KPMG
It is a good place to work and investigate, as they have a lot of roles available and as i said earlier, different roles match with different skills and abilties so if you want to use numbers or be more consultative, you could join say the tax or consulting areas of the firm. It is worth looking into this and gaining an experience as the benefit is strong and can help you progress your career after
