Business Assurance Industrial Placement Review
by BDO
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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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
I assist audit teams in testing business' financial accounting records for their financial year. I work across various areas of a business' finances from fixed assets, stocks, other assets and liabilities as well as profit and loss areas such as revenue, cost of sales, payroll and expenses. We test these areas to ensure they are 'materially' accurate and give a true and fair view of their financial statements.
Skills
I have considerably improved my networking skills as the job comes with meeting new people all the time due to working in different teams but also working for such a large company. Also, I have been able to develop my team work skills in a professional environment to help others in my audit team. It has given me a great insight into professional work.
Responsibilities
I have been given as much responsibility as a graduate trainee auditor, so I would say a lot of responsibility and I was not disregarded in any way due to being a placement student.
Support & Guidance
Regular meetings with my people manager and senior members of staff to ensure I am making progress in my role as well as more formal bi-annual reviews
Culture
BDO as a whole seems like a great company to work for. All the staff members are so helpful and understanding with any given situation you find yourself in. The office is generally a great place to be to interact freely with your team members.
Your Impressions
10/10
Yes
Be yourself - show an interest in the role and the company Team work is a massive skill for my role in particular so show that you can demonstrate this
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Audit
East of England
May 2023
