Audit Review
by EY
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.4
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
3.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I thought the whole experience was brilliant - from the interview right through to my final day of the internship
I felt like everyone in the firm was really friendly and accepting of the new interns. Literally everyone I spoke to offered for me to go to them if I had any problems. I felt like everyone was looking out for me and there was always someone who would help if I had an issue.
The buddy system was really good and there was even the chance to go out for a meal with your buddy half-way through the internship.
Every day I was given multiple tasks and if I ever finished these tasks, there was always some small task that someone else in my team would delegate to me.
I was given the right amount of responsibility. I was given enough to feel like I was adding value to the process, but not too much that I felt under pressure or that I was in 'too deep'.
As I am doing audit at University as one of my modules, the work that I did with my time at EY has really helped me understand the theory I am learning, as I have done everything in practice now. I feel like I hold this advantage over people that did not do an internship.
The Company
It was very well organised and the induction/training was ideally organised to meet lots of people. The firm put on a ball at the end of the internship which was also the perfect way to finish the whole experience
Other members of staff would take time out to train you at the beginning of tasks/help you whenever you needed it. You felt like you were a valued member of the team. One man I worked with took so much extra time helping me with an area of difficulty that he had to work into the night to get his work complete. He did not mind at all and was more than willing to help me the next day too.
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
The Culture
I got along really well with many of my fellow interns and other members of the staff that I worked with. I spent my lunch break with a mixture of employees/interns.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Scotland
November 2011
