Assurance Summer Intern Review

I throughly enjoyed the SIP with EY in the Bristol office. From the first week I was on client site and working on a variety of different tasks. I enjoyed the responsibility I was given and I always felt like a key member of the team. My teams were always welcoming and enthusiastic about coaching me.

Although I was only a summer intern, my team always ensured to involve me with everything going on with the client. They valued the work I completed and were always very grateful for the effort I put into every task. I always felt like my ideas and knowledge were valued.

Every time I was given a task my manager would always explain it fully to me before and make sure that I completely understood whatI was doing and what the expected outcome was. I always felt like I could ask them for help and guidance with the task and for clarification of anything I didn’t understand.

Every day was varied although I found my self quite busy most of the time as I was mostly away working on the client site so there was always something for me to do. Although some of my tasks may have been simple, my team membership always ensured I had something to do.

I would say that I was given great responsibility throughout the entire duration of the internship. My team trusted me from the start with important tasks and I was given the responsibility to speak directly to the client to get information and clarify any issues we had with our current tasks.

I definitely believe that the skills I acquired and the training I received during the entire duration of the internship will assist me in my future studies and career in the future. I have not only developed technical skills but I have also developed my commercial awareness due to the variety of clients I was able to work on.

The general atmosphere in the office was great. The open plan office design and hot desking system meant that it was easy to find and approach anyone you needed to speak to. Everyone in the office was really friendly and willing to help you with any task, even if you weren’t working on the same client.

I would say that the internship was really well organised right from the beginning to the end. We were always informed of all the social activities and events that would be taking place for interns. We also were always informed about which clients we would be working on and when.

I would definitely say that the company invested in my personal training and development, particularly in terms of understanding and mastering internal company software and programmes. All my team member would always sit down with me and give me detailed coaching when I was going to use a new tool for the first time.

The prospects of future employment with the organisation are definitely appealing to me. I would definitely like to continue working in the company in the future, particularly due to the career progression that I have witnessed in my office. I enjoy the variety of the tasks the job entails as well as it’s challenges.

There was definitely a very good social scene amongst not only the other interns in the office but also all other members of staff. There were always lots of activities and events organised which were great networking opportunities and allowed me to get to know everyone in my office much better.