KPMG LLP

Tax Intern - Alternative Investments

June - August 2017 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

KPMG is great company that offers many personal growth opportunities as well as hands-on professional experience.

What I wish was different

I wish my internship was longer!

Advice

Take advantage of every opportunity possible during your internship. Network, learn, and challenge yourself throughout the entire internship.

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Audit Intern

May - August 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

Rotated between audit and advisory. Great people and training.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Accounting Intern

June - August 2018 • Stamford, CT

What I liked

The diverse group of coworkers and clients I had the opportunity to work with.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sports Marketing Intern

May - July 2017 • Montvale, NJ

What I liked

I loved working with the team, it is a small team of 12 people but they do so many different things. I loved learning all the different sides of what they do for various events, such as the WPGA championship, the Women's Leadership Summit, and the Future Leaders program. It was amazing to travel with the team to Olympia fields for 10 days!

What I wish was different

More hands on projects in a sense where I would be doing less administrative tasks and more work that was challenging.

Advice

You may do an internship and realize it is not what you want to do and that is okay! Sometimes knowing what you didn't or don't like is more helpful than knowing what you do, because it helps point you in other directions!

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Audit Intern

January - March 2018 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

Exposure to many different areas of audit. High quality training. Opportunity to work with public companies.

What I wish was different

Working on more clients.

Advice

Go for a winter internship if at all possible. The experience you will get will be much more valuable than during the summer.

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Consultant

July - September 2018 • Moscow, Moscow

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Work life balance

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Audit Intern

June - August 2018 • Short Hills, NJ

What I liked

The people

What I wish was different

I have grown an interest during my time there. I wish if I have done an advisory internship.

Advice

Ask question and be open to anything.

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Internal Audit Intern

June - August 2018 • Chicago, IL

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Go into the internship knowing that they expect you to know nothing and want to teach you everything.

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Actuarial Intern

June - August 2017 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Honestly, it was a great place to work. They made you learn from day one.

What I wish was different

Nothing, really liked it.

Advice

Take notes, be honest if you need help.

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BTS Intern

June - August 2018 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

I really liked the culture of the office along with all the great people I worked under. At the end of the day, it's the people you work alongside that make your day great and exciting. It was also rewarding to see that I was able to apply what I've learned in my classes into tasks given.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Very good training

What I wish was different

Advice

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Intern Corporate Management

June - August 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

The professional environment.

What I wish was different

That I didn't have to commute an hour everyday there and back.

Advice

Put yourself out there, step out of your comfort zone and network.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

It was a great company and a great experience. I learned a lot about the company, myself, and the accounting profession.

What I wish was different

I wish it had been exposed to more of a variety of different types of clients.

Advice

Before asking a question, try and see if you can figure it out for yourself first. if you can this will help you grow and improve your problem solving skills.

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Audit Intern

May - August 2018 • Dubai, Dubai

What I liked

Working with clients and peers really helped me explore the world of audit, learning and applying powerful procedures to create better audit evidence and to gain deeper insights. A big thank you to all my mentors who assisted me throughout this internship and I am excited for my future endeavors!

What I wish was different

I wish I had lived with a roommate, because sometimes living alone got boring when my peers were busy or far away from where I stayed.

Advice

Meet new people and make strong, remembering relationships; step out of your comfort zone; try new food; acknowledge and learn about different cultures and traditions.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

What I liked about my internship this summer was absolutely the people. Everyone that I worked with was not only so approachable but also easy to talk to and ask for help. There were many events that gave us the opportunity for interns to ask questions to those above us that we would normally not work with (managers, partners etc). I even had a partner shadow day where I was able to see what a partner does day to day.

What I wish was different

I would say the amount of time that I spent on each client was too short. For two engagements, I was on them for two weeks, and the rest were just a few days. I feel that it would be ideal to stay on one engagement for two to three weeks so we really get a feel for what it would be like to work on that engagement.

Advice

One piece of advice would be to ask (good) questions and be enthusiastic about being there. The last thing your senior want is an intern that doesn't want to be there or someone who complains about the work they are assigned.

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Audit Intern

June - August 2018 • Denver, CO

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

My internship experience with kpmg was very enjoyable. I would strongly recommend anyone who studies accounting or CIS to check it out!

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Embark Intern

June - August 2018 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

My internship experience with KPMG this summer has opened up so many doors for me. Not only have I grown professionally with the various and diverse events I have attended, I was also able to broaden my network within the firm. KPMG's Embark Internship gave me the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and have a better understanding of their audit engagements within clients. I also had the opportunity to work with their NPRC team, BTS team and shadow in Deal Advisory. I am personally grateful for the way that the people in KPMG treated me with great professionalism which helped me transition from being a college student to a young professional starting her career.

What I wish was different

Advice

A piece of advice to future interns, SPEAK UP, LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. If there is an opportunity that you would like to explore, or you want to be placed somewhere, you have to speak up. No one else will know until you tell them what you want.

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Auditing

August 2018 • Dubai, Dubai

What I liked

Hands on experience. Sent to a client and working under a KPMG auditing associate. The diversity of tasks you are required to complete, helping you touch on many aspects of auditing. Hands on application of theoretical knowledge learnt in/out of College.

What I wish was different

Advice

Always ask if there is anything more you can do when you are done with the delegated tasks. I found being proactive about it is the way to go.

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Tax/Marketing Embark Intern

June - August 2018 • Short Hills, NJ

What I liked

I liked working with different teams and leaving more about the other departments in KPMG. I participated in the Embark program which means, I worked more on the administrative side, which also allowed me to have more time to make connections and speak with other teams to see what they were working on.

What I wish was different

I wish a stayed a little longer on the Tax side, but since I will come back for another internship, I will be with the Tax department the whole time next summer.