Overall Rating
4 /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!
3.4/5
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Overview of the Experience
4/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Company Culture
Overview of the Experience
Please give an overview of what your virtual experience involved:
4/5
Brilliant experience overall- lots of exposure to life at BDO with many opportunities for networking and learning. Their staff were also incredibly helpful and friendly!
To what extent did you enjoy your virtual experience?
4/5
I really enjoyed it, even though it was all online, they made sure to keep a similar level of personal connection as we would have enjoyed pre covid. They assigned us buddies, had lunchtimes with trainees and had opportunities to network with other candidates.
How well organised was your virtual experience?
3/5
Overall, they stuck to their schedule that they had provided the week before, with multiple people on hand to help with technical issues or general support. However, no one showed up for my interview so it had to be rescheduled.
How much did your virtual experience help you in deciding on your future career path?
5/5
They had around five hours throughout the week of audit training, so it was a useful insight into the audit sector to ensure that’s what we wanted to do.
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
1/5
No.
Skills Development
What training and skills development did you learn from your virtual experience?
4/5
Their seminars helped with learning about audit, building your personal brand and knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
Company Culture
How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
5/5
Company culture was one of the main things we learnt about as we had so much exposure to so many different people at the firm from different positions with different experiences.
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
5/5
Lots, many different time periods set aside for calls with employees, trainers and other candidates, both one on one and in groups.
Recommendations and Advice
Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It gave me so much exposure to audit and life at BDO that it’s very helpful in deciding which career path you’d like to do.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BDO?
Research the company and the services they provide, the interview questions are largely based on that.
