Rating

8.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I was a summer school intern. On a day-to-day basis I was working as part of a team on an audit.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have developed on many existing skills, including teamwork, analysis and critical reasoning, as well as learning a lot about the industry.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I really enjoyed the programme. It exceeded my expectations and I was particularly pleased by the hands-on experience it gave me.

    8/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by BDO?
  • I always felt valued by the teams I was in and felt my work contributed to the jobs.

    9/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The programme was well structured. The first two days consisted of training/inductions, after that I was working on audits as part of teams.

    10/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I did not have a training provider as part of the programme so this is not applicable to me.

    1/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • All the staff were happy to answer any questions I had and no one expected me to be able to do everything straight away. I was also assigned a buddy and a counselling manager to help me out if I needed it.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • I was paid and my travel costs were reimbursed.

    8/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • The company runs many events outside of work for their staff, as the programme only lasted 2 weeks I had a limited experience of this.

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend BDO to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It was a fantastic programme. It provided a more hands-on experience than equivalent programmes at other firms can offer, I learned loads over the course of the programme.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BDO?

Details

Work Experience

Accounting, Finance

Central London & City

August 2016


View More Reviews

View More Jobs
Recruiting? See how we can help you