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BDO

Audit intern Review

at BDO

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Guildford

Review Submitted: August 2022

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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - 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.
Auditing the accounts to identify any material misstatements and to reach a conclusion whether the accounts is true and fair.
Having meetings with managers and seniors
Rolling forward the audit file
Updating figures in the audit working papers
Performing testing if the figures.
Writing comments in audit work paper.
Call and casting
Clearance checking
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was responsible for the clearance checking for some annual reports, call and cast of some financial statement, updating figures and perform testing.
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?
Further developed my ability to analysis and evaluate a situation, problem-solving skills, communication skills and collaboration skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
I had received guidance on everything project involved. I had all my questions been answered. I had got high level of support and guidance even before the start of the internship.
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?
BDO has 4 values which are being bold, being responsible and acting with integrity, being genuine and being collaborative. BDO has a culture of be yourself.
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?
5/5
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 was really enjoying the internship. I have got lots of opportunity to develop and learnt a lot about the industry.
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
Just be yourself.
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