Company: KPMG
Date: 2008-05-30
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Good place to build your career.
Pros: Paid vacation time of 5 weeks (25 days) with comparable compensation for this industry. Additional holiday time are often rewarded to employees over the summer time in addition to Friday jumpstart hours during the summer. In addition, senior management often send employees christmas and holiday gifts, and often send reward compensation for work well done. People are extremely friendly and approachable with an open door policy. People from associates to partner levels treat each other with equal respect. I have never found it intimidating or nervous bringing issues to discuss with my client. KPMG is also dedicated to many initiatives, charities and organizations, such as the United Way, American Cancer Society, Diversity Networks, etc.
Cons: Hours are can be extremely long, but this is an issue with the industry and not only with KPMG. Compensation levels are comparable to other firms in the industry, but are very low considering the hours put in by all employees. Although the firm advocates that all employees should take the initiative to create work/life balance, such initiative can be viewed as ironic and contradictory for employees, given the numerous amount of deadlines that employees meet. Feedback in given to employees on a bi-annual basis; as such, reviews may not be always be timely. Firm does not match enough for employees 401(k) plan.