Intern Review

Really enjoyable six weeks. Learnt a lot and was given a lot more responsibility than expected - being involved with some big clients and conducting research and analysis that was eventually sent to the client. Team was very welcoming, making the whole experience enjoyable. Would strongly recommend to any one.

Felt an important part of the team in the major projects I was involved on. The team size for each project was quite small meaning you got to work closely with people at a high level - who also clearly valued my input. There are of course some projects where you just do a small amount though.

Weekly meetings with a consistent counsellor meant there was always some line, on your side, tracking your progress. They were also able to get me involved in certain projects that they knew would be beneficial. You also have a 'buddy' one level above you who introduces you to the team and generally looks after you

Most days I had a lot of work to get on with which was good - nothing worse than twiddling your thumbs. And if I didn't have work I simply asked the managers I knew and they always had something that needed doing. Can stay way beyond 5pm if you want to work hard, or leave at 5. Depends how much you want to do

Obviously not having technical knowledge limits how much responsibility you can be given. So most tasks you were told exactly what to do. But over the course of the 6 weeks this slowly reduces and in the end I was asked to just go and work the numbers to see what I could find out

Far amount of economic analysis involved. Having this real world experience of economic analysis will be fairly helpful for my degree and gives me lots of examples to think about. Improving excel and PowerPoint skills will also probably be helpful - especially for a future career, wherever that may be

Everyone seemed to get on well. Style of work meant people tend to just work alone but people come together when needed to go through stuff and people were able to laugh about things. Lots of social events also helped. The summer party was a particular highlight for most people

Had to be proactive to some extent. But this is good as it puts you out your comfort zone. You can get involved with other teams or have swap days, simply by messaging people in that team - which is better than it simply being all planned out for you

Not too much technical training as there was not enough time. But team members showed me what to do where needed and you learn a lot simply from doing the work. Especially excel skills - they improved a lot during my time there which will be very helpful in the future

Most people seem to get an offer. If you work hard and follow instructions of your manager and are proactive in getting involved in projects then you seem likely to do well. Councelors are also very helpful in guiding you on what you must do to get an offer there

Drinks events regularly, mostly informally arranged over group chats. Seemed to have the right balance of not too many, as you are working hard, but enough to enjoy and meet all the other interns and teammates. The organised internship socials could have been slightly bigger and or more exciting however

Very expensive as it is central London. The wage is also probably not big enough to cover all your expenses either - especially with a short term lease which is always expensive. The tube also takes up a lot of your wage which is not ideal - also very hot!

Not many things to get involved in as an intern. However there seem to be lots of networks and other things to get involved in if you are a grad. Lots of foreign trips to get sponsorship and things like a great wall of china trip for the EY foundation