Summer Vacation Sheme Student Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Hard work but thoroughly enjoyable

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

    • Really felt included by the similar level staff to me.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Given more guidance by similar level staff rather than managers, but a lot of help given nonetheless.

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

    • Some days were spent asking for work and other days were working on 5 jobs simultaneously.

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

    • I had a lot of work than I was soley responsible for, but it all got checked throughly through KPMG's system before sending out to clients/archiving.

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

    • The biggest learning curve was how to get out of bed before 7am every morning! I've gained so many new working methods and mindsets.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There were social aspects too, e.g pub trips, nights out, lunch trips out etc. Also, everyone was happy to chat whilst working and there was a nice buzzing office atmosphere.

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

    • Administration was excellent but when got to work placement, set up and then any jobs given were very ad hoc. Nothing prepared beforehand that I could get started on/learn immediately.

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

    • Gave me lots of training and many people took time out of their work to teach me, but no money/offical training spent.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Applying for Graduate job.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • No other interns were in my dept, so I was the only one, but the younger staff members were very sociable.

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

    • Not expensive, but not cheap.

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

    • About average.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, I was invited to play Badminton, go to a Poker night and obviously go out for a few drinks.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Actuary, Audit

South East

August 2013

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