Leadership Academy 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
4.7
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The Company
5.0
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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
Considering the leadership academy only lasted for three days the extent to which people got on and helped each other was outstanding. Everybody knew that each individiual could bring something to the table and hence, allowed them to show this.
Kelly was by far and away the best mentor i could have hoped for. She did everything she could to push my group along and allow us to gain the maximum we could from the academy.
I don't feel that the leadership academy was about responsibility, more about discovering and improving the skills you have. Yes there were times when you had some responsibility but i feel as though the purpose of the event was more to allow you to develop your leadership skills, rather than to show how you cope with responsibility.
The skills learnt at the academy are ones which will be invaluable through the rest of life. Any area of life where a team structure is present i will be able to use what i learnt to excel.
The Company
I don't know of anyone who did not enjoy the experience. Everybody engaged themselves in every situation and i felt as though having so many people around you enjoying themselves made it even better.
EY are the only firm i know of who do something like this and it shows that they genuinely want you to be successful in life. They gave information and skills which will be of value to any firm not just EY and i applaude them for this selflessness.
The Culture
From ice breakers to drumming workshops everybody had a fantastic time in the evenings. However the key to the social side of this event was that everyone was getting to know each other well, even through the more serious day time activities.
This question doesn't really apply to the leadership academy since it was held at a private hotel. However, all eveing activities were of great fun.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
South East
November 2011
