Good learning experience, depressing personal growth, but pedigree follows after you get smart and leave. - Senior Associate - Advisory KPMG Employee Review

3.0
2 Oct 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great learning curve for technical aspects of your service line (Audit, Tax, Advisory) and there is absolutely a benefit to learning how to work hard. A large part of the market value of a KPMG alumnus is the ability to work hard without expecting very much. Lots of Vacation time right off the bat.

Cons

There is a heavy focus on keeping associates, seniors, and to an extent managers, away from real quality discussions with clients. I personally felt like my public speaking, interviewing, and general discussion skills suffered after 2-3 years being told to stay back and work, as opposed to creating relationships. There is a big focus on "chargeability". While this is beneficial for the company, it almost expects employees to forget that every hour of overtime they work reduces their own hourly value. Work/Life Balance is only an initiative because otherwise it would be SO BAD. Vacation is plentiful, but is often needed just to de-stress from the work. On that note, see discussion with management on vacation

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14 May 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Benefits - Get the week of the fourth of July and the week of Christmas off every year.

Cons

They say we are doing well but everyone is stagnant. No real opportunities to get promoted or raises. Gone through 3 layoffs. Management says that no one is leaving because they love working there but no one is leaving because the market is bad. That is the reason for a backlog of folks trying to move up.

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