KPMG LLP

Junior Consultant

February - May 2019 • Tallahassee, FL

What I liked

Flexibility with part time hours during the school year! Working from home!

What I wish was different

Having other student coworkers

Advice

Paying close attention to details!

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Auditing Intern

June - August 2019 • Portland, OR

What I liked

The interview process was very convenient, right on campus. I really enjoyed the summer getting to know all of the audit professionals and learning about my future career in the audit practice.

What I wish was different

Advice

If you are planning on going into the accounting profession, work for a company where you feel like you fit into the company culture. One of the main reasons I chose to intern at KPMG over other firms, was that the people made me feel very comfortable and welcome.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I enjoyed the atmosphere and the commitment from the employer to actively engage interns.

What I wish was different

Advice

Network and meet as many people, fellow interns and full time employees, as possible.

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Management Consulting Intern

June - August 2019 • Tysons Corner, VA

What I liked

The internship was very well run, there were plenty of training programs and networking opportunities throughout.

What I wish was different

I wish I had gotten more exposure to different roles.

Advice

Try to learn as much as possible throughout your internship, take advantage of the resources available to you.

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Tax Intern

June - August 2019 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

I really enjoyed living and working in San Francisco. KPMG is a great company and did everything they could to make sure I was growing my knowledge and having a positive experience.

What I wish was different

San Francisco is beautiful, but incredibly expensive. I wish that KPMG's compensation in San Francisco was adjusted accordingly, but instead I made a similar amount of money to interns working in Des Moines, IA.

Advice

Overall I am incredibly happy with my experience with KPMG this past summer. One piece of advice for interns is to be incredibly attentive to your work. The Big Four accounting firms bring in a ton of interns each summer. Meeting new friends is a great part of the internship, but it's all too easy to get too comfortable and end up not getting a return offer.

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Audit Intern

May - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

Structure, Superior Training, Interactive, Mentorship, Family Feel, Incredible Exposure

What I wish was different

Nothing, this internship was perfect.

Advice

Leverage your network, hard work, and independent studies to get the job you deserve.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2019 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

I enjoyed all the benefits they gave us as interns and all the experience I was able to gain with exposure to experienced professionals.

What I wish was different

I wish housing had been provided or assisted with.

Advice

Be yourself and ask any questions you might have.

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Information Technology Intern

June - August 2019 • St. Louis, MO

What I liked

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been placed with a team that gave me more work to do! I was bored a lot of the time.

Advice

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UI/UX Designer Intern

June - August 2019 • Montvale, NJ

What I liked

Great people to work with

What I wish was different

Studio environment

Advice

Don’t be afraid to be in a corporate environment even with a design oriented major

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Accountant Intern

June - August 2019 • San Diego, CA

What I liked

I loved the people and the experience I gained at this internship. I’m very excited to go back and work with the teams!

What I wish was different

Honestly don’t have any complaints.

Advice

Work hard and ask questions. They don’t expect you to really know anything so as long as you ask questions appropriately you will do great.

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Federal IT Audit Intern

June - August 2019 • McLean, VA

What I liked

I liked the KPMG culture, everyone is friendly and wants you to succeed. You can reach out to higher up people to get lunch to hear about their experiences which is not something you can do everywhere.

What I wish was different

Tasked on the right projects. Ability to switch positions from current position.

Advice

Any Big 4 internship will give you an insight into the work of many major companies and looks good on your resume.

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Tax intern

June - September 2019 • Short Hills, NJ

What I liked

Everyone was so helpful and took the time to teach you everything. They were very caring and wanted to help you excel during your time there.

What I wish was different

Advice

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business tax services intern

June - August 2019 • Hartford, CT

What I liked

I really liked the team that I worked with and the firm as a whole. Everyone is very driven but they also support the team to the fullest extent and care about everyone at the firm.

What I wish was different

Honestly I had a great experience, I don’t think I would’ve changed anything.

Advice

It’s hard for people to decide between Tax and Audit when they don’t have any experience. I would say if you want to do Tax then you have to prepare for working with the same people in the same environment everyday. Everything is very consistent and straightforward, although it can be difficult. If you want Audit, prepare yourself for traveling and working with different people all the time.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2019 • San Diego, CA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Know excel, basic accounting, and how to work well on a team - they will teach you everything else!

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Risk Advisory intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Met a lot of new people and got in depth industry work

What I wish was different

More opportunities to explore the different sections of the company

Advice

Connect with people

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Financial Risk Management Intern

June - August 2019 • Panama City, Panama City

What I liked

The working environment, I learned many different and useful things to be applied in the workplace.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Audit Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I worked on 4 different engagement teams, and the internship was well-paid. I also had the opportunity to travel with one of my teams for three weeks.

What I wish was different

I wish I had interned in FS instead of Metro as I had requested. I did like Metro, but I had expected to be in financial services.

Advice

Be open and honest with your work.

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Financial Assurance Intern

June - August 2019 • Houston, TX

What I liked

The internship was an incredible way for me to gain an understanding of KPMG and assurance work. I rotated through three audit clients, and each were very unique from one another in every way. This enabled me to understand a variety of team dynamics and different styles of audit work. The training was comprehensive and enabled me to have hit the ground running on day one. Further, the internship did a fantastic job of building a network and community between the ~100 interns (across a variety of practices). I developed close relationships both with interns and associates, which I hope to continue into the future.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had been able to meet one-on-one more frequently with people on the teams which I worked on, to get to know them during my first week of engagements and make it less stressful, but I understand why that is not always possible.

Advice

Give it your all, even if you are certain that a career in assurance is not what you will be pursuing after the internship. The connections that you will make, the knowledge you will gain and the experience you will have is absolutely invaluable. Be engaged on all of your assignments, constantly ask questions and offer your help anywhere you can. Your superiors will notice and it will make a difference, and you will enjoy your job a lot more if you are engaged. Engage with your intern class and develop relationships with them - they will be your future colleagues, or valuable connections, and in my case they will also be your close friends months past the end of your internship.

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Deal Advisory Intern

June - August 2019 • Auckland, Auckland Region

What I liked

I loved participating in KPMG's Global Internship Program, which allowed me to spend half of my internship in my home office in San Francisco, CA (Deal Advisory Intern) and half in Auckland, New Zealand (Corporate Finance Intern).

What I wish was different

I wish the internship had been longer. It only lasted 8 weeks.

Advice

Be cautious about working at a large firm because there's a lot of bureaucracy. Although it has a great name and brand, you might not actually enjoy the work or the culture.

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