AN ACCOUNTING student from the Ulster University Business School has out-scored more than 100 of his peers to win the inaugural BDO Interview Award.
Organised by the Business School and the University’s Careers/Employability Unit with support from BDO Northern Ireland, the award process comprised a series of mock interviews undertaken by 16 senior staff from both organisations over a four-day period.
As the top-performing student Matthew McClenaghan, a second year BSc Accounting student, received a monetary award and can now look forward to a summer placement and mentoring in the BDO Northern Ireland offices in Belfast.
Professor Gillian Armstrong, a head of department within the Business School, explained: “Our role at the Business School is to equip students with the professional skills and commercial awareness for their professional lives. Being able to perform appropriately and with confidence in an interview is one of the most important skills any student can develop as it is often the gateway to their future career.”