TAS Summer Intern Review

I had a fantastic experience overall , not only did I feel like a genuine contributing team member to the work (Which is hard to achieve in just 6 weeks) but I also had a lot of fun attending lots of free dinners and social events. Overall I would 100% recommend this. I actually have a direct comparison as I did a placement year just before this summer internship which was a far less good experience!

I felt like I really got on with the team and was a genuine contributing team member. One of the directors I worked closely with walked around at my leaving party saying I was his lifeline during the 6 weeks. Surely a joke but regardless I really felt part of the team and saw my work in client deliverable's.

Ultimately it's up to you to do the work and there is a steep learning curve. However no managers will ever have a go at you for asking questions when you have thought about the problem before asking. Likewise EY are highly supportive by assigning you a buddy (To intergrate you in team) and a counsellor (To support your carrer development).

Due to the nature of consulting and M&A the work I did was variable, I was typically working from 8:30-6:30 but on some days I wasn't very busy. I also had to stay until 7:30 one day. Generally speaking however I was never expected to stay late when I didn't have anything to do and went home at 4/4:30 twice during the internship. Once to watch the football and once as I had no work.

As I mentioned above I genuinely felt like a contributing member of the team. Some of the work I created ended up in a CIM (A marketing document given to companies interested in buying a company). I was surprised as an intern they would let me work be part of such an important document.

The team had fairly high turnover... The knock on impact of this is everyone is super friendly and eager to learn and there is a leaving do/welcome do every week or two with lots of free drinks! Generally speaking when work is going on people get on with it but everyone is friendly and up for a chat whenever you want.

As I mentioned I had previously completed a placement year before this internship which was absolutely awfully organised this was a total contrast to that. Examples of great organisation at EY include; 3 people contacted me prior to the start of the internship, they put us in contact with other interns prior to start, they invited us to the teams summer part before joining, they arranged for the managing partner to meet us twice, they arranged 2 partner shadowing days, I had weekly counsellor meetings, Lots of social events & they assigned me to a really interesting project for the duration of the internship!

So to get an offer is a really simple process all you need to do is collect feedback from everyone you worked with and then give this to your counsellor who has to present your case to 2 "roundtables" which are panels, one with your department and one with student recruitment. It can be slightly diffiuclt to get the feedback as the managers are very busy but if you give them notice and let them know from the start they will definitely help as giving feedback is part of EY's culture and they will be used to it. You do not need to do any final round interviews or horrible assessment centres - Again this differs from many companies. I was actually very lucky as the head HR partner of my team told me at the leaving party that he recommended me for a job so although I haven't heard back I am quietly confident!

So EY student recruitment centrally organised lots of events, also in my team as I mentioned above arranged many more events! All the other interns are also super friendly and you are given ample opportunity to meet them throughout the internship. In particular at the start and end when they have big events.

I mean its London Bridge it is isn't cheap! A pint is like £5.50 and lunch is a similar price. I didn't rent as I commuted from home which cost me £10.50 per day. Rent I imagine would be around £650 a month. But yeah Central London isn't cheap but it is certainly an amazing place to be!

London Bridge is an amazing area to be!! Lots of pubs, bars and restaurants! You are also so close within walking distance of Southbank and borough market. Its a very lively area to be in and the rest of London is just on your doorstep! So overall very nice place to be!

I personally didn't get involved with any of this as I was so busy working and doing other things and 6 weeks is a very short period of time. But if you join as a grad i'm sure there are loads of things to get involved with like clubs similar to that you would find at uni and special interest groups for various things.