KPMG Strategy vs Horvath & Partners Internship

I am not familiar with Horvath & Partners - although maybe it's a more well known name in Germany.

If your end goal is MBB, then I think KPMG is a safer bet. It's a much more well known name that will be recognised easily during CV screens. CV screens are often conducted by HR, who usually spend <30 seconds per CV, so it's important to have some easy "eye catchers" like a well-known brand name.

Hey there, 

It's not easy to answer this without knowing more about you, your background, your interests, your core strengths, what you want for your career, etc etc. 

At a high level, i recommend you consider the following when making a decision on choosing between these companies: 

• Balancing short term vs long term benefits
• Alignment of your interests, motivations, experiences with the opportunities each of the companies will give you
• Which one it a better fit with your values and can offer more of the lifestyle you want to have
• Exit opportunities into industries or companies you want to work for. Closely linked to this could also be the brand strength difference and the impact the Firms / companies will have to YOUR profile and CV
• Enjoyment of the work they actually do

So as you can see, the answer will be extremely nuanced and highly relevant to you. 

Hope this helps!

All the best

Hi Anonymous, 

congrats on the offer. 

Having worked at H&P (as an intern and during my master thesis) and with KPMG on projects I would disagree somewhat with Alessandro. 

IF you want to focus on Management Accounting, Controlling, KPI Systems etc. AND want to stay in Germany, go for H&P. They are definitely best in class (probably better than MBB) for anything Controlling-related. Prof. Horváth literally wrote the book on that. Their hiring standards are (at least in my time) also higher than Big 4 consultancies.

In all other cases go for KPMG for the reasons Alessandro mentioned.