Summer internship Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

Rating

4/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I enjoyed my time at EY and gained a real insight into a corporate job at a professional but friendly firm. I learnt about personal and private tax which involved conversing with HMRC and other tax teams. I met a lot of the team, from graduates up to partners. All work given was at an appropriate level and you were supported throughout.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • My communication skills have improved, as have my excel skills. I also learnt how to use software unique to EY as well as draft tax returns.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Responsibility was somewhat limited and work was often hard to find at points when members of the team did not have work at the appropriate level or little work in general.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • All work was supported and anything you were unsure on people were very open to explain.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • EY has a great culture and friendly atmosphere where everyone is approachable.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement and the opportunities i was given to learn about other service lines in EY. However I was slightly disappointed by the lack of flexibility to change servicelines or have a conversation about shaping a career in EY to my vision.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at EY
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend EY to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to EY
  • Be yourself and ensure you know what a serviceline entails before applying as there is little flexibility to change.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

South East

July 2023


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