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Why we hire for potential, not just experience
Why we hire for potential, not just experience A company's success starts with its employees. Success lies not only in employees' years of experience or diplomas, but especially in their potential to grow and adapt. This is especially true for young graduates who may not yet have the extensive work experience, but do have the motivation, curiosity and eagerness to learn and develop new skills quickly. The value of learning ability over experience A CV tells us what someone has done in his/her life, but says little about how this person performed those tasks and what they learned from them. It is more valuable to understand what a candidate has learned, how they deal with the feedback they have received and what strategies they want to use to acquire new knowledge and skills. For BDO, learning ability, resilience and willingness to grow are key indicators of long-term success. Figuring out the thought process When hiring young talent, it is important to focus on the candidate's motivation and mindset. How do we do this? By using behavioural questions during the recruitment process! This helps us understand the candidate's mindset. Besides asking about the tasks you have performed, we also want to know how you deal with challenges you have encountered and how you solved them. How do you deal with ambiguity? How do you think about problem solutions and strategy? How do you process and apply new information? These are all important factors in a dynamic and fast-changing work environment. Diversity & complementarity Finding talent is not just about finding the ideal candidate on paper, but primarily about building a diverse and complementary team. By focusing on the unique qualities, skills and working styles of each candidate, we build a diverse talent pool that can be deployed multidisciplinarily and provide the necessary flexibility. This creates an environment where employees can learn from each other, complement and support each other and work together to achieve the company's goals. Above all, you must be willing to learn and grow continuously! Furthermore, we are looking for someone who has the right work ethic, is motivated and has a positive attitude. With this comes the appropriate fit with the company culture! These are things that cannot be expressed on paper and which we always look for in personal contact. BDO: Where potential is future!
Swipe and find your perfect job match
BDO’s Job Revealer Forget about Tinder, Bumble or other dating apps. With BDO’s Job Revealer you’ll find your dream job in no time! Every swipe a step closer to your match made in heaven The concept is simple: Just swipe right or left on a series of games we all played as kids. With each of these games, you’ll get a couple of characteristics linked to a specific finance job at BDO. At the end of the game, you’ll get a job recommendation at BDO based on your interests and which games you loved most and maybe still play. And if you want to know more, you can always get together with one of our campus recruiters for a virtual coffee call. So, ready to find the job you’re truly meant for? Play BDO’s Job Revealer now! https://jobrevealer.bdo.be?utm_source=jobteaser&utm_medium=website-article-en&utm_campaign=job-revealer-2024 If you’re old school and not made for these swiping apps, you can always check out our Young Graduate jobs right here: https://www.bdo.be/en-gb/careers/young-graduates
BDO Virtual Coffee Call
Not sure yet what you would like to do after graduating next year? Campus Recruiters at BDO, Lulu and Emma Lynn, would love to help you find the perfect job in consulting. Register now for a virtual coffee call and we'll help you find a job that matches your passion! NL: https://lnkd.in/eX4Xz9wu FR: https://lnkd.in/eN-iemSR BDO Belgium offers jobs and stages in Audit, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Digital Consulting, Risk Advisory, Financial Advisory and Strategy & Transformation. Discover our jobs now: https://lnkd.in/edHFRBtw Make it personal Make it exciting Make it count #MakeItCount #VirtualCoffeeCall #ConsultingJobs
BDO’s journey towards sustainability
Sustainability is an ever-increasing concept in the world and therefore also in the workplace. BDO Belgium is no exception. Together with many other companies, governments and individuals, BDO Belgium is striving for an ever greener society. BDO Belgium is trying to do its bit in the fight against high CO2 emissions and the ecological footprint of the Belgian. Various adjustments have already been made such as gradually changing from a fuel fleet to an electric fleet of company cars, solar panels on the company buildings and consciously managing the temperatures and lighting in the office spaces. Plastic is greatly reduced on the shop floor thanks to water dispensers, as every employee can fill his drinking can with both flat and sparkling water. In addition, BDO Belgium offers a high degree of flexibility. Teleworking is encouraged on the one hand to offer employees variation in their workplace and guarantee them a better work-life balance. On the other hand, this way BDO Belgium reduces the ecological footprint of its employees by reducing the number of trips by car and minimizing energy consumption in the office buildings. The transition to a new and more sustainable development model is a structural challenge that we take on as a responsible company for ourselves, our clients and society. Since BDO Belgium believes in the phrase "walk your talk," some targets were set. Some of these targets include: 60% of employees to work from home at least 2 days a week Have 1/3rd of meetings take place online 100% operation on green energy Achieve 80% less paper consumption through digitization Create a company car fleet of which at least 45% is electric Increase the number of drivers eco-driving by 25% Improve the tire pressure of company vehicles by 30% Did you know: Better tire pressure reduces CO2 emissions. With less friction with the road surface, less tire grit will also come off and be left on the track. In this way, fuel consumption can also be greatly reduced. Want to know more about ESG within BDO Belgium? Check out our site. Want to know more about job opportunities within BDO Belgium? Take a look at our vacancy portal.
Mobility budget in stead of a company car? Possible at BDO!
When our colleague Willem Roekens joined BDO, he declined the offer of a company car and resolutely chose the mobility budget! So who better to explain the possibilities and benefits of the mobility budget than Willem himself? And how does he deal with long-distance traveling to clients? Find out in his testimonial: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bdo-belgium_mobilityweek-mobilitybudget-sustainability-activity-7110171537210490881-r3Ht?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Curious what BDO is doing regarding sustainability? Read our ESG rapport 2022 here: https://www.bdo.be/nl-be/publicaties/rapporten/2023/sustainability-report-2022 #mobilityweek #mobilitybudget #sustainability #publictransport
BDO job in the picture: Audit Consultant
Back at it again with a job in the picture! This time we talked to our colleagues in Audit and deep-dive, not into one, but two functions: Senior Consultant & Junior Manager. Discover which skills you need, differences between these functions and how our colleagues add value for their clients. Even as a junior or starter it's good to know your development future and possibilities when and how you grow! Senior Consultant: Tiantian Zhou Junior Manager: Monja Goubin Recruiter: Sébastien Phiri How did you both end up in Audit at BDO? Monja: “Even though I already signed my contract at BDO, near the end of my studies I did an internship in audit at a company with quite a small audit team. Afterwards, I realised I made the right decision to work in an environment with a better framework, more support, room for personal development and an informal and personal atmosphere. Later on, I started as a Junior Auditor at BDO and the rest is history.” Tiantian: “BDO is also my first employer. After graduating I immediately applied for a job as Junior Auditor and now I’ve been working here for almost four years.” Working in Audit can be comparable in different companies, why should people choose to work at BDO? Tiantian: “First thing is the variety of projects we have at BDO. It give us possibilities to work both on big and small projects to gain different experience and skills. Another reason why I consider BDO different is the people-focused approach. There is not much hierarchy here, we can talk to each other openly and our opinions can be heard.” Monja: “Since I’ve started working here, there has always been a nice and informal atmosphere around colleagues, but the way they focus on your wellbeing is what stands out for me. There are a lot of frameworks and initiatives, for example your people manager… but just in general I feel a lot of support and guidance from BDO as an employer.” What are some specific skills needed for your roles in Audit? Tiantian: “For me as a Senior Consultant, communication is the first and most important skill. Many people think accounting knowledge is crucial, and that’s true in a way. But talking with your clients and colleagues, asking your manager questions about what to do in a certain situation, guiding junior profiles and giving them advice… Without communicating you might make mistakes, do double work and get inefficient, so it always backfires in the end. The second most important thing is the analytical side of the job. As Senior Consultant, you have to see the overall picture of a client’s figures. Ask yourself: does everything make sense? What is happening within their company?” Monja: “Being able to set priorities, that’s crucial to me. Keeping deadlines in mind, acting accordingly and not thinking too much ahead. Having certain leadership skills to guide a team through an audit also comes in handy, just like being able to handle stress. Sebastién: “In general, I think people working in audit should be curious and willing to dig deep. To know everything about their client, to find the reason behind certain figures, to learn… you should never be scared to ask questions.” What are the biggest differences between a Senior Consultant and Junior Manager within Audit? Monja: “Having been a Senior Consultant at BDO myself, I feel like there was a shift from doing a lot of audit work to more planning and ‘supervising’ when I became a Junior Manager. There are certain clients which I completely manage. Meaning: taking care of planning, setting up client meetings, following up from A to Z, reviewing…. Of course, I still have to audit some clients myself, especially more complex matters or with bigger, listed clients. And if some of my colleagues have too much audit work, I also help them out if possible. The mix between these two types of tasks, which you don’t have as frequently as a Senior Consultant, makes you improve both your leadership skills as well as your technical skills.” Finally, Monja, Tiantian, how do you make it count for your clients? Tiantian: “My added value to my clients is that I always want to be as pragmatic as possible. There’s a fixed set of procedures you can use in Audit, but not all these tools work with every client. So I try to be flexible and proactive about it and come up with alternatives. I’m thinking with the client but also for myself about how to be more efficient and how I can achieve my goals without asking too much of them.” Monja: “I want my clients to know that we don’t just want to check their figures but that we can also play an advising role and help them grow, for example by helping them get certain attestations. That’s also why I think a strong client relationship is so important. We are an added value to their figures and their business if they let us think with them and advise them where possible.” So let’s grow together!
BDO @ Buenas Open
What's it like working at BDO? A whole year of fun activities together with colleagues and clients! BDO was this year main sponsor for the Buenas Open padel tour in Antwerp. We participated in a B2B padel event and the sky was the limit! Of the 160 entries, no less than 87 sporty players represented BDO and showed their best moves on the padel court. Our BDO team consisted of a mix of both employees and clients. This way, we wanted to smash the BDO way of networking to a higher level in a sporty and informal way. And of course, a warm shout out to our 50 enthusiastic BDO supporters who cheered us on the whole day! Make it sportive Make it fun Make it count #Makeitcount #BDOProud #BuenasOpen #Padel #Partnership #letsgrowtogether