Business Assurance Internship Review
by BDO
Rating
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at BDO
- 7. Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BDO
Overview
In my role, I was involved with the planning, execution, and completion of an audit of companies. This meant checking various items of a balance sheet to check for assertions such as existence, completeness, reliability etc. As well as this, I also completed a CSR project with my fellow interns which I presented to senior managers at the end of the internship. I was interviewed at the end of the internship, although this was more relaxed and reflective than a conventional interview.
Skills
Yes, I have developed my social skills, as well as many hard and soft professional skills. I am now more confident in approaching clients in a professional manner, as well as maintaining existing relationships with my colleagues. I have learnt new accounting skills which supplements the knowledge I have learnt in my degree by applying them in a practical manner. I have also learnt how a business functions which is a useful skill to have.
Responsibilities
Yes, I was given just as much responsibility as what a graduate trainee would receive. Not only was I testing items that any auditor would test, but I was also involved with clients and representing BDO to external parties. Therefore, I believe I was given a lot of responsibility on this internship. I also enjoyed having to present my CSR project to the senior managers who decided whether or not this could be a viable engagement.
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support and guidance. If I had a question, I felt very comfortable in asking them to anyone that worked at BDO and they were all happy to help and gave thorough responses to my queries. I also received support and guidance from my people manager and the early in careers team who were very good at giving support and guidance when I needed support and guidance.
Culture
A very good company culture and general atmosphere which is upheld by the company's values of supporting their people.
Your Impressions
Overall, I have really enjoyed my internship and I have learnt a lot. I just wish it was longer!
Yes
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
West Midlands
August 2022
