Audit Intern Review

I really enjoyed the internship at BDO. I learnt such a wide variety of things over the 6 weeks and the company was fully invested in my time here with an initial training week in Birmingham, two days in London at the end of the internship and lots of networking and social events. The work was extremely varied which meant it was always interesting.

Everyone in the office was extremely friendly and welcoming which immediately made me feel comfortable and calm any initial nerves. All my colleagues were always happy to answer any questions I had. I always felt that the work I was doing was appreciated and contributed towards the final result of the team.

Every intern receives a buddy who and a counselling manager who are there to support you during the internship. I received a lot of support from both while I was at BDO. My buddy was there for more personal questions whereas you meet with your counselling manager a couple of times over the 6 weeks to check how you are doing workwise and to discuss any feedback you have been given.

Yes. Every day was very different. I visited many different clients and was always given a range of work so I was given the best experience possible. There was never a day where I didn't have work to do and if I did have an hour or two free than I could spent this time preparing for our CSR presentation that we gave at the end of the internship.

I was given a lot of responsibility during the internship. From the very first week I was out at client sites helping the team and given work to complete by myself and at my own pace. All the work I did was valued by the teams I worked for and loved knowing that I was helping out and making an impact to BDO.

Although my degree is not related to accountancy I have definitely learnt skills that are transferrable to my degree such as presentation, teamwork and communication. Going forward beyond university, I have definitely developed skills and training that will be invaluable in my future career.

Very friendly and welcoming which immediately made me feel comfortable. You were able to sit at a different desk every day so it meant that you got to know a number of different people. All managers and trainees mixed aswell which I felt created a more friendly environment.

The overall internship was very well organised. The first week all the interns spent in Birmingham for training and they were many activities during the day and social events in the evenings organised for us. During the time I spent in the office I always knew the week before whether I would be at a client the next week and where that was.

Yes. All the interns got along so well and BDO set up a lot of activities so you get to know each other well quickly. Also there was a BDO football tournament in Reading which meant that all the interns could meet up again during the internship. Finally the last two days were spent in London where BDO organised activities and a night out so all the interns could get together one final time to share their experiences.

I stayed with relatives so cost of living was very low and my drive to work was pretty easy so mainly just spent money on petrol. In terms of socialising in the area it wasn't particularly expensive. There were places that were cheaper than others etc if you didn't want to spent too much.

Pretty good. There was lots of restaurants and bars near the office so often after work people would go out for drinks. There were a couple of clubs in the area although I didn't get the opportunity to go to them/