Audit Assistant Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • It was a really good experience - was on the GAP Programme working in private sector audit for 6 months

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

    • Was given plenty of responsibility, felt like my work was valued

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

    • Support and guidance provided was excellent

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

    • There was definitely enough work to do every day, the only slightly boring times were when I was not booked to any specific jobs, which was quite uncommon

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

    • As mentioned, felt valued

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learned a lot about how businesses operate, how to work through trial balances/p&l sheets

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Regional office, so was a bit quieter

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

    • Was fairly well organised, but the GAP joiners joined the office about 3 weeks after all the other new joiners and after the new joiner social, so felt it would have been better if the start date had been the same and could get to know more people

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

    • Fair amount of training, quite an intensive one-week course before properly starting work

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The atmosphere is great, all the people are really lovely

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was okay

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

    • Fairly cheap, as was in a regional office

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

    • Quite a big city so great nightlife

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Fair amount of time given to each employee for CSR (volunteering etc)

    5/5
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Accounting

North West

November 2013

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