Insight Program Intern Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

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

    • It was really insightful, but I did it more for a CV filler rather than personal enjoyment. It was exciting getting free lunches though and being in a office -- really good networking too

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

    • Everyone was so friendly and actively tried to get to know you on a personal level, fellow interns were a good bunch too and I added most of them on facebook

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

    • Loads! We were given so many presentations on CV guidance, interviews, career paths etc..

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

    • Not that much, it was a week of presentations pretty much so our time from 9 - 5 was full, however there was lots of breaks between presentations and a chance to grab a (free) drink and some nibbles

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not at all, we just sat there for a week doing games and listening to company presentations. No responsibility at all

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

    • Really helpful, I know so much about the top 4 operations, I've made a few contacts and just the knowledge will help we build up a career so much

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • It was a fun fulled week, lots of games to keep us entertained and quite a bit of banter between us interns! The week was aimed at us having fun to associate it with the company to get us excited about internships :)

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Really well structured, everything was planned out -- we were put up in a hotel, had lunch every day etc.. and then our time was all planned and we were given an interary beforehand

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Loads! The hole week was geared towards our personal development and the firm got people from all sort of senior positions down helping us

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Got an internship for next year :)

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yep, there was so many jokes and we bonded so much in a week!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Everything was on expenses, so it was all free :)

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

    • We were put up in a London hotel, only a few of us ventured to dear out midweek for a night out, it was awesome!!

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

    • Not really. We were kept seperate to the rest of the office since it was an insight program, so we couldn't really get involved in after work activites. However, there was lots of stuff arranged for us

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

London

November 2012

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