Deal Advisory Summer Intern Review

Item: Deal Advisory Summer Intern at KPMG
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at KPMG

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2021

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Completing Client based work such as producing slide Decks, producing excel spreadsheets, and going through proposals for different clients

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given more responsibility than I expected and with deadlines which really helpes me to feel immersed in the work I was doing and give me an insight into what to look forward to in the future.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

- I have developed my excel skills , my commercial awareness especially in the waste and renewable energy sector, and I have also enhanced my attention to detail.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

- I recieved support everytime I asked for it. Which aso helped me develop my confidence to ask and approach my team members.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

- My colleagues were very friendly and eased the pressure I put on myself going into the programme initially.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed the internship as I knew I was given responsibility to deliver certain projects which ensured I did not take things too easily. I also had daily calls with my buddy who I could express my concerns to, but he would also update me on upcoming work I had, so I knew what to expect.