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Summer Intern (Audit) Review

at BDO

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Leeds

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Day to day is very different, working on various different aspects of an audit from sampling to testing or agreeing figures and invoicing. The range of jobs is very good as it gives you a real taste of what Audit is and no two days are the same
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility whilst here as I was trusted with doing jobs for the execution part of the audit and having this work reviewed by seniors to use in the actual Audit
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have improved my skills on excel as well as using the BDO systems and further developed my communication skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
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

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was given as much support as needed whilst also been given the opportunity to work independently and encouraged to ask as many questions as possible
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture was really good, everyone was friendly and made you feel welcome and the general ambience of the place was really nice
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?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BDO
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BDO
I would say apply and just be yourself as being yourself is the best way to show BDO how good a fit you are to them
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