Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The people were all really nice and friendly, and I've made some great friends. The only bad thing was a bit of the time there wasnt enough work for the interns to do, and we didnt have much to do with our down time.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone in the office was really friendly and helpful and they didnt mind being asked loads of questions. They invited us out for lunch and to go for drinks etc so no one felt like an outsider.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • We had a counsellor but we didnt really get to have much contact with them. Most of my support actually came from my buddy who was really friendly, chatted with me loads and answered all my questions.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It varied quite a lot, on some days we would have nothing to do and on others we would be staying late because we had so much.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A lot of the work given was just updating files etc. but there were times when I would be helping write board minutes or preparing an audit for a small company which was import work.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I feel much more comfortable working in an office environment and working with people I've never met before. I'm also much less nervous and shy when it comes to asking questions so I think it has helped quite a lot.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was very relaxed and it was much more casual than I thought it would have been which was really good.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • All the events they ran etc went really well, the only bad thing was that sometimes there wasnt enough work to do.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There were quite a few events organised by the Graduate Recruitment team, and then the other interns organised loads of stuff for the interns to do. We also got invited to office events with the people from the department we were in.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I live in London 15 minutes walk from the office so i didnt have to pay for travel, but going out for drinks in London can be quite expensive.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As we were only interns there wasnt much we could do because we were only at the company for 5 weeks, but on our final week we had a CSR day which was voulunteering in the community which I thought was a really good idea. If you work there properly then you have a certain amount of time you are allowed to take off to volunteer etc.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2012

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