KBS Apprentice Review

My role has varied significantly throughout my apprenticeship but a typical day might include the following; Project Management of small to medium sized projects that I am involved with/running, data analysis, change management, analysing potential new tech platforms, and PMO support to my team including chairing and organising team meetings.

I have learnt many new skills including Project Management, Change Management, presentation skills, data analysis, business administration and IT skills. The IT skills include Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint all of which I am now profficient at. I have also developed my soft skills such as communication skills and people skills

I enjoy my programme to a large extent due to the variety of my work and because of the oppurtunities I've had. I have been encouraged to develop my skills and have been given work/projects which have far exceeded my expectations of the sort of work that I would have been doing.

My programme lasts for 2 years with the qualification being completed in the first 15 months. I think that the initial 15 months was very well organised with great lectures and resources which made completing the qualification very straightforward. However, for the remaining 9 months of the apprenticeship I think that more could be done to encourage development and learning.

I have recieved plenty of support from both the apprenticeship team, from the teams that I have been placed in and from any other teams across the business. Whenever I have requested help or guidance I have recieved it so I have no compliants or issues regarding the level of support provided during my apprenticeship.

We had regular catch ups with our training provider, some of which were attented by our line manager as well. This gave me plenty of oppurtunties to raise any questions or concerns that I had. My contact with the training provider also gave the option to have informal catch ups as and when we needed them.

The most helpful aspect of my qualification has been the project management section. This is because I use those skills pretty much every day in my role and because it has given my colleagues confidence in my ability, which has led to me being given more responsibility and more work.

Yes, there are plenty of extra-curricular activities at KPMG even during the covid-19 pandemic. The extra-curricular activities that I find the best and most rewarding are the volunteering oppurunities, which I take part in fairly frequently. This is made possible because of how accessable these extra activities are too all colleagues.

Yes

I would recommend KPMG to a friend for many reasons. Firstly because there are countless oppurtunities and you aren't just stuck with one job/one type of job. Also, because of the people and the culture, everyone behaves proffesionally but there is also a good social life and you can always go to someone for help.

1. Research KPMG, it's history and the financial sector as much as you can 2. Learn KPMGs values, think about how they apply to the working world and your previous experiences. 3. Think about the value that you can add to KPMG and how you can present this in your application.