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Joanne Okanlawon is a tax associate in the corporate tax division at BDO. She spoke to us about why she wanted to join BDO and what it means professionally and personally if you can be yourself in your workplace.

There are four key steps in the BDO graduate application process: pre-application planning, the online application, the interactive assessment and the virtual assessment centre. Here are ten quick tips for making your application a success, whatever stage you’re at.

There will be more than just one reason why you decide an employer is the best fit for you. During a recent lively webinar with four BDO employees, all of whom have had previous experience at Big 4 firms, this was very evident. From the variety of colleagues and clients, to having an impact, to flexibility and autonomy… discover their reasons for applying to and joining BDO, and staying with the firm.

Wendy talked to TARGETjobs about her long career at BDO and her tips for success.

Here are five of the top skills that will get you a graduate accountancy or financial management job.

Graduates interested in intellectual challenge through helping businesses and individuals to pay their taxes in the most efficient way should consider this area of work.

Graduate risk assessors use logic, creativity and interpersonal skills to help organisations to understand, prioritise and manage risk.

Companies are exposed to external audit as a result of legal requirements to ensure that investors, such as shareholders, can see that the company is being run in an honest manner. Many companies employ internal auditing teams as well.

Graduate financial accountants provide crucial information on how an organisation is performing financially.

Graduates with strong academic records, great communication skills and self-confidence are needed to provide assurance that a company's results are 'true and fair'.

What do you answer when a recruiter asks, 'Why do you want to work for us?'