Explore BDO - summer insight program Review

by BDO

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Business Insight
    4.7
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • A very structured day involving learning about Audit, Tax and Advisory. We met a range of partners and senior members of the firm who gave us their honest experience and expertise in their respective fields. We worked on a group project over the three days and on our own soft skills such as personal branding and commercial awareness.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Developed skills in commercial awareness, personal branding, teamwork, professional streams.


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

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • I now have a solid understanding into the different sectors at BDO and the different roles within these sectors. If a certain role wasn’t there to talk about the BDO early careers team organised a call with the team members to give us the best insight possible.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very warm and welcoming with everyone wanting to help you succeed even after you complete the program. They seem to care about your professional development alot and will do alot to help you achieve your goals.


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

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • To a significant extent it was very well organised and being able to meet a range of people in different levels and positions and sectors was really insightful


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 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 tips or advice would you give to others applying to BDO
  • Be yourself. Research the company values and see if they align with your own. Company culture is a big consideration at BDO and BDO pride themselves on having good company culture.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Audit, Tax

London

August 2023


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