Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed the placement a fair amount. The atmosphere in the office was great and the working hours were normally about 9-5.

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

    • They made me feel valued. They nearly always took the time to explain to me why they wanted me to do what they did and always said thank you after I did anything.

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

    • I had a buddy who was a constant source of great support and also a more senior counsellor whom I had fortnightly meetings with.

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

    • This varied. Summer is off-season in the tax world so I occasionally had spells of 3-4 days of being very busy but also occasionally had days where I had scarcely anything to do, especially towards the end of the program.

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

    • I was given a similar amount of responsibility to someone with a graduate job, so that was great.

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

    • For my degree studies, I learn very little. However, the internship really boosted my commercial awareness, gave me great insight into how an office environment differs to university and also improved my maths and IT skills. It also gave me much better experience of interacting with senior professionals.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really positive. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I never heard of anyone losing their temper and people didn't seem stressed about the work they were doing.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I thought it was fairly well organised but I got the impression the HR people hadn't sought out work for us in advance. They seemed to just assume we would muck in which was fine but often meant that, because it was low season, I had little to do.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was a good variety of feedback, which was helpful, but very little training. The induction days at the start of the programme were sadly rather useless.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Very. I would be happy to work for EY in the future.The firm seemed to provide all its employees with good careers prospects.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The other interns in my service line were very nice but we didn't do much out of hours socialising. I made a few friends in other service lines though.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was ok. Travelling by tube is obviously expensive, and London is an expensive city. I was fortunate to stay with family so the accommodation element to this question isn't really applicable.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I didn't really go out in the area. I would imagine it was fairly minimal.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes there were a few.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

October 2015

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