KPMG Management Consulting (MC) is a Stepping Stone to Real MC - Advisory Senior Associate KPMG Employee Review

3.0
May 27, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good people Not very cut throat Offices in every large- and mid-sized US city, which provides good mobility for those who need it Brand new offices

Cons

Their MC practice just doesn't attract A-level talent both at experienced hire level (all levels) or entry level... senior managers who have been jumping ships, managers with no consulting experience, partners who are not selling, etc. What that means is that if you are in MC for experience and learning, KPMG is not going to be able to provide you that. Do yourself a favor and look for MC placement with Booz and Co., ATK, Accenture, etc. It is also pretty evident from the fact that they mainly end up doing low level (e.g., inventory assessment, spend analysis, etc.) assessment work and little strategy and/or real design and implementation work. KPMG MC's financial management practice is somewhat better than their Business Effectiveness practice in terms of higher impact projects, quality of work, quality of talent, etc.

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