Company: KPMG
Date: 2013-10-27
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

KPMG is struggling to find its way and has underperformed significantly the past 3 years
Pros: -Generally collegial atmosphere (Advisory)
-Pockets of expertise/talent in some practices (healthcare practice is tops, risk consulting is strong)
-High quality offices/facilities/locations
-Strong global brand (although weak brand in Canada)
-Great community involvement / presence
-Above average work-life balance for consulting (below-average travel demands)
Cons: -Leadership vacuum at KPMG Canada: the executive team is aloof
-Advisory does mostly operational/middle management consulting for low dollars, not very cutting edge or agenda-setting.
-Major cost-cutting: external training, conferences, lunches or team celebrations stopped
-Talent issues: record-low promotions, compensation stagnating, forced days off, single digit bonuses, spotty performance management, low morale after 3 straight bad years for the firm