First Year Intern Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    2.1
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Good experience with a good firm! I enjoyed most of the work that I was given, but the client site which I was based had quite a boring office atmosphere.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Not hugely - everyone seemed unprepared for me being there and I felt like I often had to badger people to give me jobs.

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • We had a training day with all the other interns on the first day, but that was it.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Busy with photocopying was always the case, but I was less busy with other work that would have benefitted my development.

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

    • Some tasks were important, but were also very easy so I didn't feel too challenged.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have done accounting modules at university, and it was good to be able to apply the knowledge learned here into the real world.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • So dull. It was so rare to hear a laugh.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • My office didn't seem very well prepared for me. They thought that I was going to be there for six months, not two weeks.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The first training day and then some practical experience.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hugely, despite one bad experience I still think that the firm on the whole is great.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • We often met up for drinks after work, and sometimes we met up for lunch too.

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

    • I lived close enough to go home every night so living was cheap. Going out is never too cheap in London, but lunch was always ok because that was subsidised.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London!

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

    • Too short a programme to get fully involved in anything.

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

January 2012

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