Digital Disruptions Spring insight programme Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Very much did. It was a great experience learning from the industry professionals with regards to technology, and specifically, digital disruption happening in the 21st century. Artificial intelligence, block chain technology and even smart contracts are among the most heated topics right now and receiving technical insights from the programme is fantastic. The hackathon event is nevertheless engaging and intuitive, exploring how one team can work together to solve some of the biggest problems occurring in the world.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I sincerely think that the friendly and engaging vibe created within EY gives me a very good impression and feeling valued. During the two days, we were treated like guests with lots of Tea breaks and fabulous lunches and networking sessions - can’t really expect anymore! Perhaps the length of the programme peen day can be shortened in favor of a 3-day programme in the future as it might Have been a little tiring at times.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Amazing guidance particularly with regards to the summer programme and the EY Hackathon. Clear outline to the summer internship programme is being provided and the mentioning of the S T A R Methodology is really useful in my opinion. For the hackathon a graduate is working alongside us and taught us a lot of useful techniques for presentation and analysis.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Although the technical side of things may be a bit further from my current degree, the soft skills I have successfully acquired is nonetheless very relevant. Several points I have picked up upon such as punctuality and time managements skills definitely ring a bell for me and I hope I will utilize such skill sets in my degree studies.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Very well planned out and structure I have to say -10/10 to the organizers for the programme. You get to learn about different service lines and get involved in problem solving practices through the EY hackathon - I havent yet comeback across anything similar to that before with other firms before.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Very nice and friendly atmosphere all around even though it can be quite quiet at the start as anxiety have stepped in on the first day. After that the whole group gets a lot not even engaging and I have met some really interesting people around. The dinner social at the junkyard golf is definitely a highlight as well!

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • EY has rented an entire event venue just for Thisbe two day programme and I have to say that’s i am really impressed with the amount of resources being invested into us. Listening to the speech from the chief innovation officer further highlights my point and I would say 8/10 is definitely a good judgement.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • Listening to the speech from the chief innovation officer about himself and what’s he does on a daily basis definitely inspire me to progress to a job under such service provision - highlighting the soft skill set required make me understand what I need to improve and what isn’t required if I were to become a full time analyst.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • People. People. People. Consistent focus and stress towards people in EY that’s attracting all the employees working for EY and I am really impressed with it. This is definitely something I enjoy - working with inspirational people around in the workforce and collaborate as team under the sameness E Y umbrella.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Still uncertain about future career paths. Even though the program isn’t insightful towards tech, it doesn’t explore different side of tech and only focus on current trends- will Be good if they’ve spoken about the traditional and unchanged service lines as well for us to grasp a better understanding towards the company.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • I Am situated in London and the programme I applied is in London as well. The venue is relatively close and I believe that E Y will reimburse delegates applied from outside London for train and plane tickets for their travel options - very nice thing for E Y to do.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Listening to the speech from the chief innovation officer about himself and what’s he does on a daily basis and husband team membership - E Y X - definitely provide a broader understanding for me. I got the chance to catch up with one of the employees during the dinner social and it was good fun.

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Good but could be improve further with more opportunities.

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Definitely - the year mentioned about different societies and clubs within E Y.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • 100% certain will recommend this E Y D E Y Digital Disruption Programme to my friends and juniors that are interested towards a job in tech or blockchain or even A I related fields. This is a good programme and very insightful for all - should grasp this opportunity when u come across.

    4/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2018


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