Company: KPMG
Date: 2016-06-03
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Advisory Intern
Pros: Incredibly smart teams that really put me in a position to succeed as an intern. The culture in the practice I was in made me want to go to work and made it easy for me to see myself succeeding. KPMG seemed like the firm that was most down to earth, everyone at the office was incredibly nice. I received offers from each B4 for internship and KPMG was definitely my favorite "Vibe". As an undergraduate they really took the time to show me the ropes as much of the "In-Class" learning is much different from the work itself. Was invited to countless social events and had several mentors during my internship that made my experience not only memorable but impactful as well. The culture was definitely work hard play hard which I found very welcoming. There were several times where I had high expectations and it was great to know that the teams were giving me meaningful assignments that contributed to the end deliverable. At the end of my internship I compared with my friends who interned at the other firms and the KPMG full time offer was the highest, and this was not counting bonus.
Cons: Heard and saw a few of the senior partners put some heat on the managers and senior associates while I was working. This was a bit intimidating knowing how stressful the work can be. That being said, I saw this more about the nature of the work industry and environment. Winning and keeping clients is the bottom line so everyones best is expected. Depending on how you operate in a team environment and deal with stress, this may or may not be a turn on for you. This isn't to say the stress is unmanageable, as an intern I was definitely in the growth zone constantly.