Financial Analyst Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • For the majority of the time the tasks set for me were new and interesting. They required a bit of research or independent thinking.

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

    • The audit teams I worked on couldn't have been more friendly and welcoming, giving lots of useful advice and insight.

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

    • I felt like I could ask my managers anything. There were very approachable and amicable.

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

    • When on a client site I was always very busy but during the couple days I spend in the office I was rather free. Although this did allow me to catch up on outstanding work I had from other audit clients.

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

    • I felt like I was given a lot of responsibility considering I had just started.

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

    • The analytical and communication skills I learnt are invaluable.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was an open plan office so there was plenty of interactions.

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

    • The internship was very well run. My only one criticism would be that there didn't seem to be a lot of external activities planned for the interns

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

    • The staff devoted plenty of time to training me, especially for new tasks or technology.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

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

    • They offered me a graduate job and I accepted!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • All the interns met up at least once a week for a social event.

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

    • Leeds was very cheap in comparison to other big cities and is certainly a lot cheaper than London. It is good value for money.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It was very good. Plenty of pubs, clubs and restaurants to choose from in Leeds.

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

    • There were different sports societies you could join as well as opportunities to do community service work every few weeks.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Financial Management

Yorkshire and Humberside

June 2014

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