Industrial Placement Review
at BDO
Placement (10 Months+)
Management Consulting
Birmingham
Review Submitted: September 2025
Overall Rating
3.7 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
2.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Supporting analysis of distressed corporates. Engaging with creditors and stakeholders
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was provided with responsibility to manage my work load and KYC processes
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Financial analysis, Advanced excel
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a high level of support from my university career services team including monthly check ins and opportunities to discuss how to further improve in my placement
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Friendly and approachable atmosphere
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?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement however I hoped for greater opportunity to get involved in project work rather than admin tasks
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BDO
Remain intellectually curious and be personable
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BDO
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
