Audit assistant Review

by KPMG

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Work was fairly easy if a bit boring

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

    • The people were so nice and taught me loads it I felt in return I couldn't do that much to help them

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone was so nice, supportive and informative. Happy to answer all questions I had even small silly ones

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

    • Not very busy periods of time I had nothing to do

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A lot of trust was put into the jobs I performed. I got to run a few tests all by myself!

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

    • No longer afraid of an office environment did wonders for my confidence and I know that everyone should be willing to answer questions that I have

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Nice people were lovely however conversations were very short and a lot of people liked to work on complete silence

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

    • Felt like it was a great opportunity to learn about day to day running of things however there could have been more of a structure so I was given things to do every day

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • First day was all training and we were given personal feedback on how we were doing as well as our own log book so we could track what we learnt

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Unfortunately the type of work involved in auditing didn't suit me personally so I won't be pursuing a career with them however I feel if it's a field you are interested in there would be no better place todo it

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • We regularly went out for lunch and the first week I was there, there was a staff social (bowling) which made getting to know everyone do much easier

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

    • It was in Edinburgh during the fringe festival so cost of living was more expensive than normal due to all the tourists I did manage to see some shows though

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • With the fringe on you could do anything you wanted any time you wanted but even normally Edinburgh is a great place to socialise if you can afford it

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

    • In auditing we go out to client site all the time I could be in 3 offices in the one week

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

August 2015

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