Leading women intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.9/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Thoroughly enjoyed it. It was such a great experience and really gave me an insight into a life of someone working in Audit/Assurance.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Really valued. I was taken to loads of meetings and had the chance to meet many people across the firm. This has really expanded my network.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • A lot. I was given associate tasks to do in Audit and hadn't used Excel much during university. I was given a lot of support and training on Excel.

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

    • Networks I have gained will really help especially as I am able to ask more questions and find out more about Audit and assurance.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very structured. We were in office from 9:30-4:30. My manager had planned out what I was going to do everyday using SMART goals that we set on the first day.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Amazing. The people are so welcoming and very friendly! They are always willing to go out of their way and explain everything.

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

    • We have a career counselling session a session in which we will be guided about future careers which I will be using when deciding on careers.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • I felt like a full time associate!

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • As this was a part of the Women in Leadership role, I was able to learn about the Women's network as well as the different diversity networks which are well established across the firm.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very valuable.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was paid for working for the week.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Many opportunities.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • There was a lunch organised on the last day which was very useful to talk to all the others in different teams within Audit.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, my manager was telling me about courses available. There are network events like diversity and inclusion ones that are on regularly.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Without a doubt!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2018

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