Tax Summer Intern Review

by BDO

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very much felt valued by my colleagues, everyone was very supportive.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was assigned a counselling manager to deal with any guidance I needed throughout.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Fairly busy, always work to do even if was more admin based at times.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • It was hard to be given full responsibility of everything for a 6 week placement but I felt I was given all of the responsibility I could have been over the period.

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

    • Will fully help me go forward to complete my degree to a higher standard.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Nice calm atmosphere.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Excellent organisation, lots of catch ups and intern events arranged for us.

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

    • Massively, social events, hotels, travel and salary.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would absolutely love to work for BDO, great company.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Brilliant, lots of intern social events with all 48 interns involved.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Reasonable, commuting costs the only substantiual cost.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Popworld, Birmingham. That's all you need to know.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Work football tournament in Leeds.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

West Midlands

August 2014

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