Tax Intern 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
4.6
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The Company
4.9
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The Culture
4.6
- 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
Good fun getting involved, and a great atmosphere in the office.
Always being asked if I wanted to come to client meetings.
Task-by-task feedback was offered and helpful guidance given with hindsight from the tasks.
Always kept busy, but there were one or two afternoons when I wouldn't do much, but was a relief.
Giving presentations, attending client meetings and being asked for personal recommendations for clients meant I felt very responsible and involved.
As aforementioned presentation skills and communication in a team were the main skills. Amongst organisation and guidance in every task meant that this was an invaluable experience.
The Company
Good atmosphere, and the regular Friday afternoon pub lunch. During lunch break only, obviously.
EY have run a fantastic internship, and you can tell they have been doing it for years.
Lots of time was taken out by the staff to aid my development.
I went into it more skeptical then most probably, but I had no doubts after half way through that this was a great company to work for,
The Culture
Lots of networking is available during the internship, all over the country.
I lived at home which helped, Cambridge is an expensive night out but if you can live in one of the colleges then it's a lot cheaper than most other accomodation.
Cambridge had what I wanted, no massive clubs, but still VodkaRevs was used regularly.
Always things going on, sports teams and charity events.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
East of England
November 2011
