Summer Intern Review
by BDO
Rating
-
Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 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
Supporting colleagues on various different audits. Working on a multitude of companies. Invoice matching/ticking. Creating leadsheets. Talking with clients, talking through payroll information and IT information (observing). Responding to clients on inflo. Making group reporting documents.
Skills
The use of APT. Developed my excel skills. Gained more audit specific skills and information.
Responsibilities
There were numerous times were I was trusted to speak and observe clients on my own when on site or over zoom.
Support & Guidance
Varies - some managers are busier than others so their time to support you may be more restricted. Everybody is usually happy to help if asked.
Culture
General atmosphere was great, everyone friendly and makes you welcomed. Team environment.
Your Impressions
The first training week was great. Most of the remaining 5 weeks were great, although there were times when it felt slow due to not being set much work or struggling with work waiting for managers to help.
Yes
Ask questions. Ask for help, people are more than willing. Accounting degree doesn't necessarily relate to the basic jobs which you're doing as a starter. Get involved.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Audit
North West
August 2023
