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Tax Trainee Review

at BHP

Placement (10 Months+)

Tax

Leeds

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - 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.
My day-to-day involved a variety of tasks including preparation of personal and corporate tax returns. I also assisted on a range of different advisory projects giving me a well rounded insight into tax.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
All of the work I completed was for clients and as part of that I gained some fantastic direct exposure through meetings and emails.
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?
BHP provided all the training for the necessary software to prepare computations and the Buddy system made this really effective.
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?
5/5
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?
The support from my Buddy, line manager and the wider team was fantastic and constant through my placement which helped me grow.
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?
BHP has a fantastic company culture and everyone was really welcoming. The atmosphere in the Leeds office was really friendly and made it an enjoyable place to work.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had a great time on my placement, met some great people and learned a lot.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BHP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BHP
Understand the market that BHP operates in and try to have a solid understanding of what your day to day will involve.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BHP
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
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