Assurance Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Helping engagement team with tasks and following a learning plan that teaches me the fundamentals of audit and assurance and focuses on my engagement team and client work.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I developed patience, time management, listening skills, teamwork skills, excel, attention to detail, problem solving, analytical skills, punctuality, and consistency.


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

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Obviously, one's responsibility during a four week internship can be very limited, also considering how little knowledge I had at first. However, the team made sure to teach me the fundamentals and slowly but surely, I was taking on more tasks and responsibilities.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • More than enough. I had a buddy and a counselor and everyone on the engagement team w were always reaching out to me and happy to help whenever I needed it.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It was a chill environment. It wasn't too strict but I could tell there wasn't any slacking off as well. Everyone was very kind and welcoming.


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

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I would do it again 100%. Honestly, I'm quite sad it's coming to an end. I grew used to coming in everyday and seeing my team and fellow interns. It gave me a sense of purpose.


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

  • 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
  • Apply early on and prepare for the video interview and assessment center. Also, be yourself and be true in your application.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

Yorkshire and Humberside

July 2023


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