The global member firm network has identified a need to hire approximately 250,000 new hires over the next five years and graduate recruitment plays an essential role in meeting the firm’s long term global growth strategy.
"While KPMG's firms plan to increase our graduate employee intake, it's important to note that our focus not simply about high volumes – it's about recruiting bright minds to drive our growth now and into the future," said Jessica Harrison, KPMG in Australia's Head of Talent.
KPMG offers graduates the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals in 150 countries, solving complex client issues and delivering value to some of the world’s most prestigious organisations.
"Through our global graduate recruitment and ongoing talent development programs, KPMG's network of member firms will be prepared with a workforce to meet our clients' needs anywhere in the world to drive forward our high performance culture."
"Our clients are increasingly looking to us to provide global expertise so ensuring our future leaders have a strong understanding of global business complexities is critical to our business," said Ms Harrison.
KPMG's commitment to continuously develop top talent at the graduate level is underpinned over 10,000 national internships offered by its member firms annually. Once graduates are hired full-time, KPMG’s member firms provide employees access to a number of career development opportunities including the Global Opportunities (GO) mobility program that encompasses short or long-term work assignments around the world. Since its inception in 2007, over 8,000 employees have completed GO assignments. KPMG in Australia has the highest per capita of incoming and outgoing assignees with over 375 employees on assignment.
“The competition for top talent is fierce. To attract the best, we offer programs that place students at the heart of our business to fully develop their global mindset, which will in turn enable them to realise their full potential and contribute to successful business outcomes,” said Ms Harrison.
Proof that KPMG’s commitment to developing young talent resonates with students worldwide is being ranked second in Universum’s 2010 index of the “world’s most attractive employers.” The ranking also placed KPMG ahead of all the other Big 4 member firms.
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 150 countries and have 138,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), as Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.