Audit Intern Review
at KPMG
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Audit
London
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Experience
3.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Initially, there was an icebreaker task so that the students can get familiar with each other. This was followed by junior/senior employees coming in to share their career pathways and talk more about what it is KPMG do and what their core values are. The next day students were able to shadow employees who worked in their chosen network (audit, tax or consulting). On the final day, students were assessed.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It was insightful. It gave me a good understanding of what career progression would look like if I were to stay with the company.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Yes, I would say my networking skills have improved slightly, but not significantly. The insight days did not teach me any new skills or develop my current ones. Instead, students were given information to digest and opportunities to question employees. I think I would have enjoyed the experience more had they taught us new skills or shown us how we could improve our current skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
3/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
3/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I found the company culture mirrors the core values they possess. The culture gave the impression that employees are very hardworking and busy, however, will try as best as they can to engage in conversation when approached. The general atmosphere was friendly. Staff/employees were always kind and courteous.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I enjoyed the insight a lot. I found it quite informative as it made me look at the company in a new light. It gave very good opportunities to ask questions. I really liked doing group activities and getting to know the other students on the programme. I would have enjoyed it more had they taught us some new skills and allowed for more group activities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid and reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at KPMG
4/5
Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to KPMG
I would advise them to join an insight day programme too because I found mine quite useful. I would advise them to study KPMG's core values well and prepare answers by using scenarios where they have exercised these core values. I'd also recommned them to look at KPMG's ESG and AI posts.
