Assurance Intern Review

It was such a worthwhile experience and I would 100% recommend to anyone who is thinking of applying. Obviously you get the in depth experience of the role you would expect however you also make friends that will last for years to come. EY as a firm cannot have been more supportive with every stage of the internship being supported by my counsellor or my buddy or anyone that I asked.

The simple answer is very. Prior to starting I thought that I would be an inconvenience to the people I was working with and that the work I was doing wouldn’t be important or valuable but I was so wrong. My fellow colleagues were really thankful for the work I did for them.

No matter how small or silly a question was, there was always someone willing to answer it. The best thing as well was that no matter what level the member of staff were, from partner to a 1st year new start, I did not feel as though I was annoying them or taking time out of their day.

The work over the summer months in the assurance department does become a bit sparse at times, with quite a lot of the audits close to completion and just requiring tidying off. Whilst I might have been booked onto a certain client, if they did not have an awful lot of work at that moment then I would have to contact other people on other jobs which happened quite a lot.

This was the one part of the experience that was the complete opposite to what I thought would happen prior to starting. From day one I was performing audit work that would be included in the audit file. Further to that, I didn’t think I would have the responsibility for meeting clients and challenging them however once I was giving a task to perform then it was my responsibility to complete it even if that encompasses sitting down with the client for half an hour and talking it through.

Everyone has this perception that an accountancy firm is going to be strictly professional and every one would be doing there own thing but everyone I have met has been so nice and social. Everyone from partners down, is quite happy to take time out of there day to ask how your weekend was or what not. Similarly to a comment earlier on, the people could not be any more supportive and willing to help.

Everything was planned out from day one right through until the final day of week 6. From the induction days to the socials that were ran and the initiation into my service line, there wasn’t a time when I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to be or what I was supposed to do.

Extremely. Once you start at the firm there appears to be a natural progression through the ranks year on year, with everyone encouraged to push themselves to the next role. The thing that stands out for me though is the opportunity to travel,

There were only three other interns in the office that I was in so naturally we formed a close group. We would always have lunch together or go out for dinner or drinks etc. The induction days are great for getting to know people because without that then I wouldn’t necessarily have communicated with any of the other interns. There were different social events planned for all the interns as a whole as well.

Glasgow nightlife is the best I have experienced in the UK. The office is right in the middle of the city with the main bars and clubs in the city no more than a 10 minute walk. With regards to restaurants there is the problem of too much choice roundabout!