3.0
Dec 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
At KPMG there is a comfort with the job stability
Cons
One of the downsides of working at KPMG was the work life balance.
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3.8
75% would recommend to a friend
Mattias Schmelzer
83% approve of CEO
63% positive business outlook
KPMG has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 39,925 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KPMG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.5 stars).
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3.0
Dec 1, 2008
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Pros
1. Opportunity to learn new skills and be exposed to different industries. 2. Name recognition, good for resume. 3. Flexible schedule/work from home, depending on client needs. 4. High caliber mandatory training annually and ad hoc. 5. Highly skilled professionals, opportunity to team and work on highly specialized areas. 6. Plenty of administrative support. 7. Availability of tools: blackberry, wireless laptop, research tools, software, other equipment and supplies. 8. Travel policy: gives employee flexibility within guidelines. 9. Expense policy: gives employee flexibility within guidelines. 10. Typically generous with reimbursement policies as long as there is good business reasons. 11. Subordinates are good following instructions from superiors. 12. Superiors provide flexibility to subordinates on how to get something done. 13. Partners are accessible. 14. Employees are cooperative even when they don't know you. 15. Motivated coworkers that are driven to perform at their best. 16. Team oriented culture that supports coworkers at work. 17. Reward programs such as "Encore" programs that reward throughout the year and not have to wait until year end. The rewards are $500, $200, and $100. $500 is currently temporarily suspended due to budget constraints. 18. PTO vacation that includes sick days are 25 days per year. 19. The firm conducts good market research and compensates individuals according to market for the skill sets comparable to the other big 4. 20. Incentive bonus can be generous for the high performer depending on the company's performance. Typically can be anywhere from 3% to 20%. The year 2008 was significantly lower due to economics. The year 2009 won't be great year either.
Cons
1. Depending on the client needs, you may not have control over when and where you travel and stay; you may not have control over work hours, including necessity to work late nights, at home, and on weekends. 2. Highly driven environment may expect you to put work ahead of personal matters. 3. Highly competitive environment that rewards results even at the detriment of coworkers. 4. There is more emphasis on lowering costs than employee loyalty; the firm continues to hire lower cost associates while laying off higher cost individuals. 5. Management and partnership over promises to the clients which over extends the employee. 6. Engagements are priced too aggressively exerting downward pressure on costs and usage of less experienced and lower paid staff which may impact overall quality of the deliverables. 7. Cost reduction efforts are misguided. Offices have expensive Christmas parties while continuing to replace higher salaried employees with lower less experienced ones. 8. The firm will reward exceptional performers at the upper 15% percentile, but high performers that do not meet the cut become disposable. 9. Employee loyalty is not valued by the firm; the firm values the bottom line results. 10. The firm values short term results and is less concerned about keeping loyal and experienced employees for the long term goals.
4.0
Dec 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
KPMG is a great place to get experience straight out of college. There is a lot of room to grow, you get exposure to large companies and the ability to work with upper management. It's a great place to start working, as long as you get to know the managers well. There are also a lot of travel opportunities, should you choose to take them on. Unfortunately in the Roanoke office, you'll find yourself driving around in traffic instead of being on a plane to a client. If you go to the offices in D.C., however, you'll be able to do all the travel you want. Make sure your employees are happy. It was obvious what went on during the two rounds of lay offs, but upper management decided to conceal everything. The firm is going to get nothing but a bad reputation from this. Good luck trying to attract talent, as no doubt I won't be recommending Protiviti as a firm to work for. It will be difficult to win more work as well, since Silicon Valley is so small, word will spread quickly.
Cons
In our Roanoke office, there have been two rounds of cuts, the second round just happened, which directly affected me. My internal evaluations were significantly better than others that I've started with in the same position, but those people are still there. Although this is a small firm, you definitely feel the sense of politics in play. They don't care about how well you work, only how much upper management in the company like you. This is obviously something common in the consulting industry, but the fact that people get laid off without reason, even though they are hard working individuals disappoints me. Afterward, I hear that people weren't laid off due to performance, but because we just weren't needed anymore due to the types of services the firm was trying to sell. I was extremely loyal to the firm, and did not attempt to get other jobs even though head hunters were contacting me every other week -- this got me nowhere, and now I am stuck without a job in economic turmoil. We had no idea we were getting laid off, it just happened out of nowhere. If you're good with office politics, this may be a great place for you, but otherwise I'd stray away, as the firm will get rid of you once they've milked you for all you're worth.
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