Summer Vacation Student Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I really enjoyed the internship, I felt like I was able to actually contribute something useful to the jobs I was put on.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My colleagues really made an effort to include me in everything that was going on, went out of their way to help me and advise me.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • The set up within the department was quite hierarchical as they regularly have an intake of new trainees, this meant that the managers and supervisors were good at providing support and guidance. The only problem was that my supervisor actually left the firm half way through my placement, which left me slightly in limbo in terms of my direct manager.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Most days I had a really ideal amount of work to do, work I could do that day or the next and it was ok. There were only a couple of days where I wasnt given enough to do or given too much to do.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I wasnt given a huge amount of responsibility, although I spent a lot of time out at clients and at times was left at clients on my own, I also got given my own sections of jobs to work on too.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • While none of what I learnt is particularly relevant to my degree course, I learnt a lot about the working environment and interactions with clients and colleagues.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • My placement didn’t involve a lot of time in the KPMG office, I spent a lot of time out at clients firms. Whenever I was in the office, and even when we were out of the office, there was an open and friendly atmosphere where everyone would help out and chat.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Within itself the internship was excellently organised, however, the arrangements for interviews and job offers at the end of the internship were extremely poor.

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There was the opportunity to participate in CSR activities and online training programmes as well as a two day internship training course.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • The majority of interns are put forward for partner interviews, the final stage of the graduate programme application process.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • There were not many placement students in my department, but the few of us who were there met up several times. The other people I was working with were very sociable and included me in a number of after work events.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I lived at home so I don't know the cost of living in the area, but socialising can be quite expensive.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • The nightlife in Edinburgh is really good, especially over the festival in August (which is when the placement took place).

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yes, there is a lot going on in the KPMG Edinburgh Office and also in the city.

    5/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

September 2011


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