Summer Intern Review
by EY
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.4
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The Company
3.0
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Due to Covid-19, my internship was performed online. I am so grateful that it was not cancelled because I really enjoyed the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the company and meet people inside the organisation. I particularly liked being assigned a buddy who I could talk to privately and ask all my questions.
Everyone on the programme was really welcoming and friendly. We were given a case study to do within a group of 4 other interns and this gave us the opportunity to get to know each other and it really brought the online internship to life. The staff were also all professional and encouraging. Overall, I was very impressed with the people I met through the EY internship and I hope to stay in touch with them going forwards.
People were online the whole time to support people struggling with the technology or who had questions. The only potential improvement could be that when people are having technical issues with Microsoft teams, the supervisors did not always know how to fix the problems. However, this is a very new way of working so it is understandable to have some problems.
Due to the internship being online, a lot of the usual activities we would normally perform were not possible. This resulted in us having more spare time than usual. Something that could have been improved would have been to give us more opportunities to talk and network with our fellow interns - like we would have in face to face internships. This could have been achieved by mixing us up on different smaller groups at either the beginning or end of the day.
We were not given any responsibility but I think this is hard to achieve on an online one-week internship.
We received lots of useful seminars, from presentation skills to time management and prioritisation. This may be useful in my degree going forward if I need to present to my peers or particularly if I am feeling overwhelmed with my workload, especially during the exam period. This may also help me in my initial career as I build on these skills, whether working for EY or any other employer. It is also interesting to note the emphasis that EY placed on mindfulness, something to consider going forward.
The Company
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very appealing! EY is definitely my first choice
The Culture
The people I met were all really sociable and friendly.
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2020
