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      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (40,091 total reviews)

      Mattias Schmelzer

      83% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

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      KPMG has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 40,091 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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      40K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 24, 2017

      Unprofessional practices, all about favoritism

      Engagement management coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are pretty good. The firm offers a pension plan, which most companies no longer offer. There are a lot of volunteer opportunities.

      Cons

      Horrible work schedule, no life/work balance. It is all about who you know, no recognition for a job well done and poor raises. EMC (engagement management coordinator) role and the department is a joke. The PML and manager walk around with smiles and act like they are perfect. They have no clue what is going on with the employees in the department, 75% of the department is seeking other employment. Don't trust them with anything!

      4.0
      Oct 12, 2016

      Not perfect, but best place I've ever worked

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, collegial atmosphere most of the time, decent benefits, generous time off, strong values and good leadership in most parts of the firm.

      Cons

      There are plenty of partners and leaders who do NOT live up to KPMG's values, which are heavily and consistently talked about and promoted throughout the firm. Certain individuals are allowed to continue to mistreat and/or abuse more junior staff members simply because they're "rainmakers" and the firm wouldn't want to cut them loose. Also, the gender discrimination issue is still very much a thing. This year's promotions "process" demonstrated that very clearly. It's pretty frustrating to see female colleagues working their tails off and taking on extra workload, only to not get promoted, because a few men have been "in line" longer. That's not supposed to be what promotions are based on (according to every HR presentation I've ever seen on this topic), yet that's how it went down this year. Very frustrating.

      2.0
      Sep 3, 2014

      Average to poor company but good social life

      Pensions investment advisory
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      One of the partners in the business is one of the most respected consultants in the world (and a great guy too!). Good benefits and social life. Don't have to work if you don't want to (like if you're preparing for interviews, or if you've had a heavy night).

      Cons

      The head of my department reminded me of David Brent. Except after he'd had a few drinks. Then he was more like Andy Gray. He was a HR disaster waiting to happen. He thought he was adored, but I rarely heard anyone say anything good about him. He talked a great game but he had no idea what he was doing, either as a manager or as an investment professional. KPMG is purely sales focused. Partners are rewarded for increasing revenue (not profits or quality of work) and are not remotely concerned with anything else. This flows through the company. Everyone is focused on doing what they need to do in order to get promoted. Clients are merely a means to this end. Promotions are done on a "first-come-first-served" basis. There is no distinction for ability or performance. You take your ticket and wait to be called. Predictably, the business has lost a lot of talent as individuals have passed their exams and moved on. KPMG is an audit firm and you will be rewarded in line with the performance of the audit business, irrespective of how your business has done. Excellence does not exist in KPMG (one or two individuals excepted).

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