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Case Study - Bhavna Dholakia Manchester Business School
Bhavna Dholakia graduated in BSc (Hons) Accounting in 2012 and is now an audit associate at Deloitte in London.
‘Everything I did during my three years at Manchester Business School was worthwhile, fun, and helped me to be ther person I am today.’
What Made You Choose Your Course at MBS?
When choosing a University I looked primarily at the course and how it ranked. Manchester seemed great as it’s a very well respected university, and it had a degree which gave me a head start into a career in accountancy, which was exactly what I wanted. After visiting an open day, I knew that Manchester was the right place for me. The city was so vibrant and exciting, the shopping great and social scene never ending. All of the lecturers at Manchester were so welcoming and the course seemed perfect for me.
What Did You Enjoy Most About Your Time at MBS? Where do I even begin?! There certainly isn’t one aspect I enjoyed more than others, I think everything I did during my three years at Manchester was worthwhile, fun, and helped me be the person I am today.
BSc Accounting was different from other courses in that I wasn’t just one student out of 200; there
was a small group of us, and as a result I really built up good working relationships not only with my peers, making some friends for life, but also with some of my tutors. In terms of my learning experience, this made a huge difference and I felt like I was always supported, challenged, and motivated to be the best that I could.
As a Student, Did You Have A Future Career Path in Mind? This course really sets you up with a good career path, and that’s exactly why I chose it. It gives you the opportunities to develop the skills that accountancy and other firms are looking for. Even if you didn’t want to go into accountancy, it gives you a broad skill set and there are many chances to network with the Big 4 and other firms to develop a practical understanding of business to help decide where your career lies.
What Job Have You Gone onto Since Graduating? I’m currently on a graduate recruitment programme with Deloitte as an audit associate in consumer business. I’m signed for three years (provided I pass my ACA exams) and will then qualify as a chartered accountant. My work is really varied, and my clients range from a hotel group to a chemical manufacturer and an advertising firm, to name a few. The type of work I’m doing involves lots of discussions with the finance teams of the client companies, in order
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