Assurance Summer Intern Review

I had previous expectations of what I would be doing durin the internship such as more basic admin and supporting tasks. However, I was able to perform actual audit work and was given sections of an audit to do myself. The people I worked with were really nice and let me feel welcome.

I feel I was valued by colleagues as they trusted me with work which would be performed at a graduate level. This was a learning curve but all the staff I worked with were prepared to walk me through a task I had never done before. We as interns were invited to multiple events involving more senior staff so we felt like we were part of the team already.

If ever I had any questions, my seniors would drop everything they were doing at that time to help me and give me guidance. I was also able to meet with my counsellor 3 times during the internship so I could raise any queries then. If I was not booked on anything, my counsellor would also sort this out.

I think the workload depends on what clients you have. Some interns did not have as much as I did, but I felt I struck a good balance. I was never bored doing anything for around 5.5 weeks but the last few days there wasn’t much to do as a client contact was on holiday.

As said before, I was given sections of an audit to handle myself which involved contacting the client to receive documentation; creating samples; and performing audit testing. Towards the latter half of my internship, I was able to start work without needing to ask what I had to do or ask for help on how to do the work.

I will be entering an audit class next year and I feel this practical experience will help immensely in learning the theory behind what I have been doing. Knowing the actual processes that are gone through to perform an audit will allow me to understand the theory from a better perspective.

I was on-site for around half of my internship but even then, the atmosphere was still enjoyable as I often talked with the seniors about their experience of EY and also just general personal chat. The hot desks in the office were good for getting to know all of the staff and asking for guidance or work to do.

There were no hiccups in the internship process. The induction in London was a great experience and it was impressive how well it ran for over 200 interns. I was already booked on jobs before I had arrived so I was able to begin work as soon as I reached the office on the first day.

Perhaps I was just lucky with who I had as a senior, but in my first week I was performing a lot of more advanced tasks. This allowed me to enter the next clients with more developed skills and I was therefore trusted with more work. The trust and time invested in teaching me how to do a task was immense.

I would love to come back to EY. The people I have worked with are fantastic and I can see a future here. The opportunities for development and promotion are fantastic as well. The opportunity to travel worldwide is also an amazing prospect. EY foster a good work life balance as well which is sometimes unseen in this industry.

On multiple occasions, there were events organised for interns to socialise, such as an intern networking event and a partner breakfast. I also got on well with the other interns in my office and we would often meet up after work for drinks and to chat about how our experiences were going if we hadn’t seen each other in a while.

I already live in Glasgow for university. The rent where I lie is actually very good for its location. There are good places to eat in Glasgow for a good price. Due to the high number of students here, there are many places that do student discounts for food and drinks. Overall it’s pretty good for a city.