Leeds Tax Intern Review

by BDO

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed the work environment and the people were very friendly. The work was interesting at times, other times boring. The charity challenge that we were given was a real struggle. It used up a lot of time and was often very stressful with team members having different priorities. There was very little guidance from higher ups about the challenge and so I felt support was minimal for this particular part of the internship.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Really friendly team, very forgiving and understanding. I had loads of questions and they explained them well and without a fuss.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • BDO work wise there was sufficient support, I had a near weekly catch up with my manager. For the charity challenge part there was very little guidance and became unnecessarily stressful as I felt management didn't really know how to help.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Pretty busy. I was never really overloaded and only a few times did I have little to do. We were given a task that ran throughout the internship checking the office's risk compliance. A bit dull but gave us something to do if quiet. The charity challenge however took up too much time.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • For the charity challenge full responsibility, which in reality was not fun. But for other aspects we had a good amount of responsibility that was then checked over by a more senior staff member.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I developed team building and working in a team.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really friendly. The partners were also in open plan office setting and I sat around senior managers as well as trainees all the time.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The work aspect of the internship was well set up. However the charity challenge was poorly explained and often crucial details given at last minute. For example what we were supposed to do with the money we'd raised - we had an email on Friday saying all the money needed to be transferred electronically by Monday midday. We'd raise a lot (£900) and kept it in the BDO safe, hadn't had time to discuss that Friday so Monday was a stupid rush to get it all in on time. The London fundraising on the second to last day was a farce. You can't easily fundraise in London and if you do you need around a month to get a permit!

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Apart from the experience of the internship, and what we observed from client interactions etc. we didn't have training or development.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Finance is an area I am interest in and BDO is not a bad firm. I wouldn't necessarily turn down an offer, but I would like to be in the London office as the regional office's whilst really friendly feel a little sleepy.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Placement students was a little poor when we separated to our offices, but we did have lunches and drinks with colleagues at the Leeds office now and again.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Leeds is not a very expensive city.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good so I hear. Personally not my scene.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • If you're not into sports, no.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2015

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