Company: KPMG
Date: 2018-04-17
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Great brand but be careful if you’re joining BPG
Pros: Very ethical with a focus on corporate social responsibility. Benefits are solid. KPMG takes care of their client service professionals and provides career growth and opportunity. Audit has a strong reputation in the industry. Work-life balance is valued as much as possible in a seasonal business with the option to take sabbaticals and 25 days of PTO.
Cons: Little growth or advancement if you are on corporate/non-client facing (BPG) team. People stay in the same roles for years and years, often becoming stale and ineffective. BPG is full of former client facing folks that often didn’t cut it on that side or wanted more work-life balance so moved over to internal operations. It's difficult to make any sort of impact unless you have a prior client service background, even if you are well-educated and qualified for your role.  As big firms often are, it is a very political environment and often not inclusive. High performers tend to leave because there isn’t a strong pay for performance model which  encourages mediocrity. People are often promoted that are not ready because they have been around long enough or are friends with the right people.