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There were sessions on personal development, insight into Audit, and insight into the culture of BDO. We were also split into groups for a group task and had an interview with a partner at the end of week. The week was very well structured and we had load...
Each day started at 9:30 and was broken into individual sessions with presentations, training, networking, or a group project. There was also some training specific to whichever stream you applied for on two of the days. The day ended around 3:30 or 4 usu...
We had a mixture of online training, networking sessions and assessments, for example a presentation and an interview.
The insight week involved attending various training sessions and seminars regarding BDO's culture and how the firm operates as a whole. I also got to meet Audit team members at the Bristol office.
Presentations on well being and values to develop your understanding of your skills, the chance to network with current trainees and chance to get a graduate offer at the end of the week
We had a couple sessions about personal branding, 2 audit sessions, we had to do a CSR presentation and we had regular networking sesssions with our team
Various presentations on BDO, culture, innovation, Networking with participants from all over UK, group presentation work, tax training and final interview
Day 1: Introduction and group project brief Day 2: Personal branding training Day 3: Introduction to audit and group work Day 4: Introduction to audit and group presentation Day 5: Interview and wrap up
I learnt about all the departments in BDO. I also had workshops with internal and external providers on various topics e.g. career planning, wellbeing etc. I interacted with employees during organised lunches. I interacted with other participants in netwo...
We were given a timetable which had events on it. The events included a 1 hour lecture from each one of the departments (audit, tax, business and outsourcing, etc), with there being at least 1 representative from most (if not all) of the streams within th...
I spoke with employees from all walks of life and from different panels. They showed us how the company works, and help us connect with the participants. They explained the different streams of the business and how we can get involved in the future. They ...
A very enjoyable experience in a professional setting with great colleagues. For a first time professional role, I gained heaps of experience and it has helped shape me in a professional and personal manner.
What was really enjoyable about the insight was the ability to talk to people who are currently working within BDO at the moment. This meant I was able to gather first hand experiences of what the working culture and values are at BDO. I learnt about the ...
It was an enjoyable and informative experience. We had time to even speak to senior colleagues during lunch time, such as assosciates, senior associates and managers if I remember correctly. This allowed us to get an understanding of how work is truly lik...
The experience was incredibly insightful. The culture at BDO is what sums it up best - friendly and inclusive but also competitive with a strong emphasis on bettering yourself
I really enjoyed the insight week. It was a great opportunity to learn more about BDO, their values, and what exactly a role in Tax entails. I found the presentations on the Wednesday and Thursday very informative and were a great insight into the kind of...
I have really enjoyed my time a BDO so far. I have learnt lots from basic business environment knowledge such as communication and improving my time management, to more accountancy specific topics to computer scripting and more. Everyone has been so kin...
My placement at BDO was without doubt the best thing I could have done before my 4th year at uni. It made me realise what I wanted to do and I also knew going into 4th year that as long as I got a specific grade I had a job at the end of it. It really too...
The placement was very insightful and provided an opportunity to get to know future colleagues.
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at BDO. My job role was very similar to the degree I am studying. I was able to gain valuable experience that will help me in both my degree and later working life.
