Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • 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.
  • Daily tasks consist of: Analysing every piece of information with objectivity To carry out different audit testes on different sections of the company Meetings Daily catch-ups Training Meeting the clients


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Predominately Excel skills. Professional skills Office etiquette Client etiquette


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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 given my own tests to carry out. I was given the opportunity to talk to the client. Carried out my own audit test plan and signed off my own sections.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a buddy in which i could ask them any questions i had. I also had a weekly catch-up meeting with my people manager, in which we set objectives and any queries i had, were solved.


  • 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?
  • Everyone was very supportive and i was continually asked if i needed help. I was also encouraged to ask as many questions as possible. We were placed in teams for every project and everyone in the team regularly checked in and explained every task with thorough detail.


  • 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 thoroughly enjoyed my Summer internship, with BDO. I had the privilege, of being able to go out on site and interact with clients.


  • 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
  • Be yourself! Go into BDO with an open mind and be willing to push yourself and try new things.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

East Midlands

August 2023


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