Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I did a lot of sample ticking for different workbooks, I got involved with bi-weekly catch up meetings with the team about how the project is going and what’s next


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed a lot of skills in using excel and communication also


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I would say I was given a fair bit of responsibility like signing things off and completing lead sheets


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a lot of support from the start, as I don’t come from accounting background. I received a lot of support in where to finds things and who to message if I had any problems.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It was really relaxed and laid back, didn’t have to dress formal every day, only days you were going to clients. Everyone in the office were pretty much chill and open for a coffee and a chat


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it a lot, got to understand more what audit is about and what it entails. I got to meet a lot of different people from different backgrounds so that was nice. I received lots support in helping me figure out what I wanted out of this internship


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at BDO
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BDO
  • Don’t stress the assessment centre


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

North West

August 2023


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