Business Tax Assistant (Summer Intern) Review

by BDO

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • The internship was well organised and an effort to create networks between all interns were successful. Once in the office, however, I often had no work, or a lot of admin.

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My budy and manager were very helpful and mad me feel at ease. I joined during a transition period for the company and hence it was awkward for everyone in the office at times.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • People above me in the company were both approachable and willing to help.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Often had nothing to do despite asking, maybe making sure departments are more prepared filling the calender before you start would solve this.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Sometimes there was a lot of admin and printing, which often made me feel undervalued

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • No doubt you learn about the working world and yourself when in the office enviroment.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The work wasn't for me, but the atmousphere was friendly and people got along very well with one another.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The grad recruitment team ran a very well organised placement.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There was certainly and effort to give training which was nice to see but sometimes the training could of been more useful. A weeks training in Birmingham, however, did show off the willingness of the company to invest in us.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Even if I don't take it the people and links I made there will certainly help me in the future.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Made lots of friends with fellow interns and the grad recuitment team put on some fun socials to make sure we all got to know on another.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • It was in central London so somewhere inbetween, the internship paid enough to socialise, but probably not to socialise and save!

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • On pay day at least.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • I got to go on a team social. Other interns got involved in sports tournaments.

    4/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Audit

London

September 2013


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