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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was a great experience and really gave me an insight into what an accountancy career entailed.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Very well, we worked in groups with volunteers from BDO Coming round to help us with free lunch and drinks

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • We were more challenged on how to approach difficult situations and what we would have done in these situations. We were asked to think outside the box and work in groups so that we could collaborate in order to achieve a file piece of work

    3/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It has really enabled me to ensure that I am choosing the right degree to study at university. It consolidated my knowledge on accountancy and ensured that I knew what audit was and what the job description entails

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very well structured. There was a format to the day which we were told about at the beginning of the session and the day ran very smoothly and there were no exercises which ran on too long or that were too short. All the timing was sufficient in order to achieve the specific outcome

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Very good. There were manu different age groups and different schools at the insight day. It was nice to work in groups with people who you had never met before and who also had very different backgrounds to myself. There were people from all over the country there in order to get an insight into this business.

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There was not much personal training as it was just an insight day as to what businesses want to achieve and how accountancy can help with this

    2/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • It was very good at helping me understand as I didn't know that I definitely wanted to be an accountant but by the end of the day I realised that I could combine my passion for mathematics with a chosen career path in accountancy

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Well. I could understand that the company valued all its employees and that it wanted the best for the people who worked there. We got to look around the office and it seems to be a relaxed atmosphere where people wanted to work hard

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Very good. As I said earlier the explanations showed me that accountancy was the career path that I wanted to follow

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • I didn't ask to be reimbursed my expenses and it was an insight day so didnt expect to be paid


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • 2 employees and the manager came in to talk to us and to give us an insight into what they do on a daily basis and what types of careers are available within an accountancy firm

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Very good. I Met lots of new people with different backgrounds and who were all there for very different reasons

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Not really, this is an area that could be improved upon although im sure if someone asked the question then we would have been provided with a sufficient answer

    1/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes it was very good and really helped me to choose the degree o wanted to do

    4/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Actuary

North West

November 2014


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