Corporate Tax Summer Intern Review

Item: Corporate Tax Summer Intern at BDO
Rating: 4.2
Author: Anonymous

at BDO

Internship (1 Month+)

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Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.2 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

6 week Summer internship. This was a hybrid role, where it was up to me how I split my time but going in meant increasing my interactions and learning more. The first week consisted of online training: learning about tax and the company values. I met the team when I went into the office. Work involved tax compliance, a transfer pricing project and admin tasks. I reported to my people manager and worked closely with others.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was initially involved in more admin tasks but through gaining exposure I learnt lots and was able to contribute meaningfully. I got involved in client work.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I learnt many new skills. I did not have a background in tax so learnt a lot from the internal training and resources available. Mostly it was about corporate tax, but I also gained a grounding in other types of tax. I learnt how to use the software the company used for documentation and tax work. I developed my personal skills from working closely with the team.

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?

4/5

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?

A good level of support received from both the bdo Early in careers team and the office that I worked with.

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 welcoming. Worked on Coporate social responsibility project and had team meetings to create a good atmosphere. Diversity initiatives are widely promoted