Year 12 Virtual Insight Week Review

I attended a series of webinars and training courses which taught me about multiple different topics such as audit specifically (the stream that I applied to), personal branding, BDO's culture, personal devlopment and more. I also took part in a group CSR project and an interview with a partner as part of the assessment towards a apprenticeship which were really rewarding. There was also a networking session with other attendees of the week, opportunities to talk with current trainees and members of your team as well as a social activity halfway through the week.

I absolutely loved it. I learnt such an incredible amount of new things and it really made me excited to enter in the world of accounting and pursue it as a career. Every single one of the people were very approachable and friendly and their passion for BDO and its culture and clients was really infectious. The virtual social activity was good fun and a nice rest before the assessment section of the week. The networking session was also really fun and I really enjoyed the sociable aspect of the week through my interactions with other attendees on the group CSR project and the networking session.

Very well organised and run. We had set contacts we could always rely on to reach out to if we had any problems, technical or otherwise, but I didnt have any problems with the setup of the week anyway. I did have to call my buddy seperately due to technical issues but that worked out in my favour anyway and I had people to contact who very efficiently found a way around the problem so it wasnt issue at all.

I knew i was really interested in accounting before this but the stream-specific training sessions really highlighted the exact things I would be doing as an auditor which helped me to picture myself as part of the audit team. The week also helped me to decide that I specifically wnated to pursue accounting with BDO because of their culture.

I already knew a bit about the culture due to prior research but this week really brought it into focus. All of the speakers and trainees who I spoke to about this had a really infectious passion for BDO's culture and I learnt a lot about what it means to all of the people and I could feel a very positive atmosphere surroudnign the concept of that culture.

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This was a phenomenal experience which I gained so much from and is a far more insightful prgramme than other firms are offering. I learnt so much and felt so supported by all of the people from BDO present such as my buddy and 2 members of the Early In Career team who were present throughout the week for anything we needed.