Audit Assistant Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • First year of the three year graduate position! Proper job with all the training and early responsibility!

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I spent a lot of time on the away jobs and quite quickly audit team turns into friends where you work and socialise after work together

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I always had a plenty of support from my peers and managers!

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Sometimes I had to spend a couple of evenings working late, but it evens out with days when you do stock takes or travel to a clients!

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • On several occasions I was given tasks to perform on my own!

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • During the placement I also did first 5 exams out of 15 ACA exams!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • In the office, there are always something for you to do, but if I had a spare minute it was very interesting to talk to people from other departments and learn about different services at KPMG

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • One Year Industrial Placement is structured in exactly the same way as the graduate position, in other words structured very well! I joined had same training as my peers on the full contract.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not only KPMG did a lot of internal training they also have paid for all my ACA tuition and exams

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • KPMG has a very structured career ladder, once you qualify you can move between departments/offices/countries.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Everybody in my office were really interesting people!

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As spent a lot of time on the away job, where KPMG paid for the dinners and gave some subsistence money!

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Plymouth has loads of bars and night clubs! However, sometimes you might be excepted to stay a weekend somewhere else if the client is far away.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I was allowed to have 3.5 hours a month for CSR, but to be fair I was too busy to do it. However, in my office we do a full CSR day every september!

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

September 2011

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