Company: KPMG
Date: 2015-12-03
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Senior Associate
Pros: You get the opportunity to work with people your own age and receive a lot of exposure at various clients right out of college.  Not many jobs give you the opportunity to speak with Controllers and CFOs as a 23 year-old.  5 weeks of vacation and easier schedule in the summer, given that you don't get put on a random busy client in the summer.  Also does wonders for your resume when you apply for other jobs when trying to leave.
Cons: Long hours and unpredictable scheduling.  You are at the mercy of those in charge of scheduling.  Managers also get their first pick on who they want on their job, so if you don't get "in" with the right people, you find yourself getting the scraps of clients and can find yourself working out of town for weeks or months.  Low pay, even after management went with larger than average raises.