Rating
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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 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
Initially, you would begin with a team brief of what everyone's allocation is during the week. Check whether there are people within the team with low capacity or high capacity of work and distribute work effectively to where nobody feels too rundown. Discuss new policies or any ruling changes that may affect your pieces of work. Then return to your work, perhaps entering client calls, team discussions etc.
Skills
I believe I have developed my communication, analytical and time management skills.
Responsibilities
Yes, there tasks which were independent and I had to draft some proposals for more senior members to review. Moreover, even calling HMRC regarding clients were huge responsibilities.
Support & Guidance
The team were truly supportive through all aspects of my work and were a true representation of BDO's core values. I had many briefs about my work, different software we used and many more. Also gained insightful feedback regarding most pieces of work I had completed.
Culture
The unified culture, was truly exemplified throughout the whole company. The office was a vibrant environment, in which I made the most of it and attended the office most days. Everyone in the team and wider team were truly kind and were always open for a conversation about their work or their personal life.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my internship, and would recommend it so many more individuals.
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Apply with an open-mind and enjoy the recruitment process. Make as many connections as possible and don't be sure to ask any questions. Step out of your comfort zone.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Yorkshire and Humberside
August 2022