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About KPMG

 

KPMG International is a global network of professional services firms that operate in 146 countries with more than 140,000 professionals working around the world.

KPMG LLP, the Canadian member firm affiliated with KPMG International, operates in 32 locations across the country. The firm’s more than 430 partners and over 5,000 employees provide crucial services to many of the top businesses in Canada.

By focusing on quality, people, and our relationships with clients, future clients, our surrounding communities, our global network, and each other, KPMG maintained our presence as a leading professional services firm in Canada in 2009, earning over $1 billion in revenue for the year.

 

Laura McTaggart

Talent Attraction Manager -Campus Recruiting

Laura McTaggart joined the KPMG team full time in September 2005 in the Financial Institutions and Real Estate practice, where she worked with financial institutions and investment dealers. In 2006 Laura passed the UFE and made a transition to KPMG’s Enterprise audit practice. Laura has worked with a variety of private equity, manufacturing, and real estate companies since joining the KPMG Enterprise audit group. Laura graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2005 with an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business

Laura has been actively involved in recruiting since joining KPMG and in July 2010, Laura took on a new role in the Talent Attraction Group as Manager of Campus Recruiting. Laura is excited about her new role and looks forward to helping students with their career decisions.

Since starting at KPMG, Laura has had opportunity to be involved with the UFE process through KPMG’s Study Buddy program, which has allowed her to mentor a CA student through the CA exams. For the past two years, Laura has had the opportunity to help with the firm’s involvement in the World Partnership Walk and give back to the global community.

When not at work, Laura can be found expressing her creative side through cake decorating. Travelling is also a passion of Laura’s, and she has travelled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. Laura is looking forward to upcoming trips to California and Mexico.

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Mary Pushalik

Talent Attraction Specialist, Campus Recruiting

Mary joined KPMG and the Talent Attraction Team in June 2010. Prior to joining KPMG, Mary has held recruitment roles at Blockbuster Canada and most recently, CML HealthCare. In her previous experience Mary has been involved in developing and implementing strategies and initiatives to attract top talent and facilitating the entire end-to-end recruitment process.

Mary obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. She holds her CHRP designation and has recently completed her Masters of Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Toronto.

“KPMG is my perfect because of the people, career opportunity and their focus on Talent Attraction.”