Digital Risk Advisory Services(DRAS) Intern Review
at BDO
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Finance
Manchester
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
I am a DRAS intern and a typical day to day at BDO involved attending meetings with my manager and planning out my whole day effectively. I also would be assigned various controls and testing to carry out for clients. Therefore, I would go through the necessary training for each controls with my team and ensure that everything is well prepared. Sometimes, I shadow my manager in internal audit client meetings so it was a well rounded experience.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given a lot of responsibility as is expected when dealing with Client work especially.
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?
I have learnt a lot of new skills. Such as how to carry out controls and testing using a company's financial documents. I have greatly improved my people and communication skills through asking frequent questions and socialising in the office. My use of Microsoft Excel as greatly increased and improved due to how often I use it for client work
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?
I received and excellent amount of support during my internship from day 1 through to the end.
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?
Everyone in the company that I met was very welcoming and friendly, it was a very comfortable yet intellectually stimulating environment.
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 enjoyed it very very much
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
Be yourself, be open to learning new things everyday and do not be nervous at all. You will be fine.
