Vantaggi
KPMG offered a salary that is higher than I could get working in industry. There is plenty of vacation time, volunteer opportunities and you can earn a lot of CPEs. The people are intelligent, generally very nice and willing to help out others in order for the project to succeed. Everyone is motivated to perform at a high level but do no back stab to get ahead. Being in Advisory, I learned a lot by working with other Advisory practices, but also alongside the Audit and Tax groups. The opportunity to work along side them provided an incredible experience.
Svantaggi
Advisory work is a commodity, so there will times in which it is feast or famine. It is difficult to manage work/life balances because of the extremes but you're typically less than 100% utilized. There are way more CPEs available than you could ever complete although the training could be stronger. Education online seems outdated and the classes at Advisory University only scratch the service of topics. Management is quick to relay positive information about the Firm but keeps remaining employees in the dark about downsizing.