Corporate Finance, Restructuring (intern) Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Enjoyed most of it although did a lot of printing and scanning in the first two weeks

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone at EY is lovely. They are all really friendly and happy to help out with anything

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My supervisor was outstanding, he organised for me to go on lunches with his colleauges so I could meet the team and even organised an end of internship drinks for me

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Sometimes I didn't have any work to do and was rarely too busy, a little more would have been nice

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Towards the end I was managing my own mini project so that was great but understandably, at the start, i didn't have much at all

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I didn't really receive much training but developed some useful excel skills

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very chilled out atmosphere as everyone was so nice but there wasn't a huge amount of chat

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very organised internship, all the documents we had to fill in beforehand were clearly identified

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We received a few days training at the start however I wasn't given much training

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have a job with them

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Loads of the interns were great fun and I have made some friends I am staying in touch with

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London - cost a fortune

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Expensive but great

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • EY has loads of different networks you can get involved in

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South East

October 2015

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