Intern consultant Review

The internship was a fantastic insight into EY, the work and the life of a consultant. I was fortunate enough to visit a client site for 2 weeks, which meant interancting directly with key client stakeholders and having an impact on the work being carried out. Overall, the work was fantastic, the people were great, the company is great.

Through the internship, colleagues were always willing to help, offer advice and feedback on my performance. Moreover, there were colleagues who went out of their way to thank me for the work I did and tell inform me that I did it well. People were always willing to give up their time for my benefit.

My direct managers whilst on engagements offered great support throughout. As well as this, they listened to my requests and when I wanted to take on more challenging talks they let me do so. This really helped my development and learning. Moreover, my councillor was always willing to have a call to chat about goals and feedback.

To start with, I was not that busy - however this was due to changing client needs and not as a result of poor planning by EY. The latter half of the internship more than made up for the slow start, I was busy very day and doing work that was of value.

I was fortunate enough to work on an end to end Internal Audit. As a result I was able to build trust with my colleagues and they allowed me to take ownership of deliverables. These included process flow charts, building test sheets, writing attributes, carrying out tests and concluding. These were being delivered to ten client.

I think the experience was full of learning opportunities that provide skills for all areas of study and working life.

The office had a relaxed, yet professional atmosphere. Colleagues were always willing to chat, about work and non-work topics. The office location is fantastic, next to London Bridge and tower bridge - it could not be any better. I would want to work in this office in the future, should the opportunity arise.

There is a slight disconnect between the internship coordinators and the teams which you are placed in. For example, some teams had presentations to occupy them in their down time but others didn’t. Perhaps this should be made compulsory? But overall, the set up was great and I would reccomend the internship.

EY were happy for me to be out on client site so study I could experience life as a consultant. This involved them paying for hire bills, train tickets etc. Most would say this is a standard expenses policy, but it is worth noting that not all companies are happy to invest in interns as EY is.

Having completed the internship, it has confirmed my thoughts that EY is the company that I want to work for and consulting is what I want to do. The company, the people, the work and the graduate offer are all extremely appealing. I would absolutely accept an offer if it was made available to me.

There were soncials arranged for us by both the student recruitment team and teh teams we were working in. Both interns and permenant colleagues were willing to socialise in the evenings. This then helped make the office atmosphere even better as people got to know each other, rather than just the work they were doing.

If I was paying, I would have found it expensive to socialise. However, the arranged events were all paid for by the company. The team socials had an open bar, which was marvellous.

I can’t say I really experienced it that much - but that was my choice

EY has many clubs to join so there will be people who share your likes and you will feel at home.