Challenging assignments with insufficient rewards - Advisory Senior Associate KPMG Employee Review

3.0
Aug 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

High profile clients with frequent exposure to client senior management. Engagement experience from many businesses and industries. A lot of responsibility for the deliveries early on. Steep learning curve and work is almost never dull. For the most part intelligent, social and fun colleagues to work with. Big 4, including KPMG, looks good on your cv when you move on.

Cons

Depending on your department head, engagement partner and/or performance manager/coach, office politics could be an issue, as anywhere else. Focus on sales and billable hours occasionally takes precidence over communicated corporate values, such as work/life balance and cooperation between staff/departments as at any other consulting firm. Being a consulting arm at an audit firm adds extra red tape and restrictions to engagements, (however manageble). Salary could be more competitive. You need to be prepared to put in the hours at times.

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Pros

Pros may vary depending on your manager and team. Unfortunately, my experience was consistently negative, and moving on to another opportunity was the right decision for me.

Cons

Extremely challenging and one of the most difficult professional experiences I have had. My experience was heavily influenced by leadership, communication, and workplace culture. I experienced communication that felt personal rather than constructive, and after raising concerns through the appropriate channels, I did not observe meaningful follow-up. I believe managers should be selected not only for technical expertise but also for leadership ability, emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness. Compensation also felt below market for the responsibilities expected.

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