Work-life balance - Supervisor KPMG Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

KPMG provides some of the most diverse and valuable experience you will ever get in any job. The work is intellectually stimulating, never boring and client-facing. Be prepared for extensive travel. The training is good. Having KPMG on your CV gives you a great boost in the job market.

Cons

Work-life balance is extremely difficult to maintain, especially if you are an efficient worker. Clients always come first. There is a large amount of travelling, which can take a toll on personal relationships. As you move up the ranks, the amount of technical expertise needed becomes less as the junior staff generally do the work and management reviews the work. To progress in the management ranks, sales skills are required to bring in business.

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Cons

Long hours and office politics. This is pretty basic and obvious for any public accounting firms. Every time a quarter end, year end, or a special filing is going out, you can expect 10-14 hour days. It might be fine in your early career but it gets really tiring after a few years.

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