First Year Intern Review
by KPMG
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Rating
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About You
3.9
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The Company
4.2
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Everything Else
4.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
The internship was very enjoyable and interactive. I learned a lot and felt like I was part the team.
I really felt like part of the team. The members of my department were very friendly towards me and were happy to find work for me to do which was often important.
Support my mentor was great and I felt comfortable to ask questions/for help at all times.
My degree is in Accounting and Finance and so the skills that I developed and information that I received was very relevant and useful.
The Company
The induction day wasn't extremely well structured; it contained a few icebreakers to allow us to get to know the other interns however it didn't instruct us as to what we would be doing over the two weeks. The rest of the internship was very well structured and provided a real working experience rather than just sitting in on endless presentations.
The team that I was working in was very friendly and involved me in what they were doing. In the two weeks, we went out for lunch twice which was highly enjoyable.
As the internship was only two weeks long, there was not much point in KPMG providing us with training; I feel that the work itself was more beneficial in development than any training could have been anyway.
We weren't treated like interns but rather as employees. Following the induction, we were put straight into teams and given actual client work to do. We worked from 9:30am until 5:30pm (sometimes longer) which is the same hours as the full time employees so we experienced how that feels too.
On the induction day, we were told about the aims of KPMG and were shown a video about life at KPMG. For the rest of the internship, we worked in an actual team so we could experience the culture for ourselves.
The placement gave me a good insight into how working in audit would be. I definitely see this as a possible career choice.
Everything Else
I was paid for the two weeks and was able to reimburse expenses for lunch (£4 a day)
Yes, I was introduced to a number of employees during the placement and had many opportunities to talk with them and ask them questions throughout the day.
As the placement was short, there were not really many opportinities for me to experience the social side of the firm outside of my team.
During my two weeks as a First Year Intern, I wasn't informed about activities outside of work however i'm sure that there will be many.
Yes definitely, it was an invaluable experience!
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
London
April 2014
