Assurance Intern Review

I would usually start off with a morning catch-up to see what everyone has done so far and what things we may need to do. I was helping with the half-year review of a client company and I would use applications such as Excel to create workbooks to help display the data that the company had shown us. I would also have meetings with my counselor on some days to see if everything was alright

I have become much more capable in Excel. Before I was very unsure on formulas used on Excel but now I can now use them with ease. I've also learnt how to develop, manage a team through the CMI certificate learning. This had allowed me to become much more confident when leading a team. I believe I've become much more efficient when working through the use of PDF editors when transferring data from one PDF file to another

I was given some responsibility. Due to it being a half year review, it was very busy and extremely important that nothing went wrong. Despite that, I was in charge of dealing with dividends and memorandums. I could see how much responsibility I was given as there was an allocation workbook that would show who was responsible for which task. These tasks were meaningful as I could see how the tasks I was doing had helped everyone else

I was given a lot of support and guidance during my internship. For example, whenever I was stuck, I could go to one of my colleagues in my team and they would help me no matter what the issue was while also making it easier for me to understand. I also had a buddy who could help me with more personal matters. Finally, I had a counsellor who I had meetings with once a week where I could ask questions about any issues I had as well as if I wanted to continue working here.

It was almost like a family. Everyone was informal to each other and there were no times where I would feel like I was in an awkward atmosphere. There were a lot of social events you could go to, including the final internship party. There was also charities, you could try to volunteer for which made working with a team much more easier. Everyone was extremely nice and very approachable. If the team had done something well, they would have a small party after work

I enjoyed my internship a lot. I expected the internship to be just stuck in office, working alone in a small block. However, there was a lot of collaboration with the team and a lot more talking. The team was extremely enjoyable and I found myself laughing a lot times, There is a chance to get a graduate scheme and I would be more than happy to come back to this company due to the lovely atmosphere

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When applying to EY, make sure that you try to show off your personality to the team. During the assessment center, there is a part of where you would have to work in a team to solve a task. You should try to be more open and more talkative which can show the assessment supervisor that you are not afraid to talk with other people. Also make sure that you are competent with numerical tasks as well as tasks where you need to explain yourself