Company: KPMG
Date: 2013-02-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Not a great environment....
Pros: - Exposure to large / high profile clients. Good resume builder if you're looking to exit to financial reporting or internal audit.
Cons: - Work life balance non-existent with absolutely no control over hours or travel schedule regardless of how efficient you are. 
- Bonuses are pathetic compared to industry. 
- All the best people leave to take higher paying jobs in industry so the Managers / Sr. Managers that are running engagements don't what they're doing and are inefficient. 
- Inefficient staffing (i.e., 5 staff sitting on the bench for weeks on end while others at the same level are working 80 hour weeks). 
-The work itself is boring and doesn't add value. Too many checklists. No opportunity to create something from scratch. The results of your work will not influence decisions in any way (this applies both interally - KPMG management, and externally - the client management)