Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • The company did a lot to encourage us to have fun outside the internship, arranging extra social events and opportunities to interact with other interns.

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

    • Those in my team invested time in training me up, and by the end I was trusted to produce documents which eventually became part of the official documentation for the client.

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

    • Guidance was given whenever my supervisor was able to devote some time to me - relatively frequently, but sometimes they were just too busy.

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

    • It took several weeks to get going before my workload filled more than half of the day.

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

    • I gained official documentation responsibilities as the team became more confident in my abilities as the internship progressed.

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

    • The experiences I gained in the two areas I was able to shadow will greatly benefit my employability and knowledge of how to operate some reasonably technical schemes.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I was away on a client site for a large amount of the internship, and the team were quite stretched with workload, so there wasn't a lot of opportunity in the office for a laugh. The general atmosphere was much better at head office.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Graduate Recruitment Team were excellent - my only moan is that the photocopies of my passport were lost, so I had to visit the office an additional time to take the copy so they could verify it with the original. However, paperwork misplacements happen!

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

    • It was only a 5 week placement (shorter because of the Olympics), so there was not a lot of opportunity to invest in me other than the time managers could give during the internship to train me.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Financial Bonus

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

    • EY's offer rate is very high, there were even internal news postings and posters reminding staff to treat the interns well and give them an excellent visit, with a view to increasing the offer acceptance rate.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Socials were organised by the intern group as a whole, our small group of interns in our department, and officially by the organisation.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Central London Zone 1? Not cheap! Staying with family was the way forward.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I used the opportunity to travel around London, see the sights and visit family in the area rather than experience the nightlife.

    0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Much socialisation and drinks, opportunities to be a buddy for other colleagues.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

London

August 2012

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