Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role involved assisting with various different client works in various sectors. Each day was a little different, from being able to attend client sites to working in the office. Daily tasks involved carrying out tests, checking information and attending team and client meetings.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • This internship helped to develop my excel skills, communication skills and knowledge of accountancy and the finance sector. Additionally, it built up the beneficial skills needed to hold client meetings.


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

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

  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was able to talk to clients and complete real tasks for the audit.


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received lots of support and guidance. The internship started with training which included a two-day trip to a conference centre to introduce the technical skills. Additionally, throughout the internship, everyone in the firm was happy to answer any questions and queries around the work and to teach you more about where the work you complete fits in.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture and atmosphere is very supportive. BDO as a firm is a strong people based firm and that really shows through when working there as people are keen to support each other.


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

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

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

  • 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 really enjoyed my internship. It was a great opportunity.


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

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

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BDO
  • Apply, it will be a great opportunity!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

August 2022


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