Insight Day Review

by BDO

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • There was a wide variety of activities

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • All the staff were friendly and easy to talk to

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • If you were struggling, the staff were happy to give you some guidance

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The interview technique will be useful in the future

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The staff knew what they were doing and ran everything on time

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • There was a very friendly atmosphere

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There were small groups so they gave advice to the group as a whole

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • The job description was explained in a lot of detail and the questions were answered in similar detail

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The introduction told me how much the company cared about their employees

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • This experience made me want to become an accountant more

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • It would have been nice to have the train tickets reimburse

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • 3 employees came in and allowed us to ask them questions and then had lunch with us so we could ask further questions

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • There wasn't much information about life outside of BDO

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • It was a great experience allowing me to see what life is like at BDO

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

North West

August 2013

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