Company: KPMG
Date: 2013-10-27
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Audit Associate
Pros: - Per Diem
- Travel Opportunities
- Contact with and exposure to upper level management at clients
- Clear promotion path and structure is in place
Cons: - Incredibly long hours...I know it's expected in Big 4 audit, but 80 hours for half the year is unreasonable
- Discontinuity in scheduling and last second changes, making it impossible to have a social life or have any sort of plans
- Long drives to some client sites
- Poor industry training