EY Leadership Academy Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • The Leadership academy was a really enjoyable experience overall, giving you to opportunity to learn new skills and enjoy team building activites

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

    • Staying together at an external venue made it very easy to get to know people through various socials

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

    • The sessions were lead by leadership specialist consultants who provided a great deal of guidance, while EY facilitators were also extremely supportive

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

    • Each day was packed full of activites to keep you busy, with evening socials as well but there were enough breaks and opportunites to recover throughout the day.

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

    • There were lots of opportunities to take the lead on projects, and everyone generally had a chance to lead

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I developed some key skills which were be useful in any work place environment, when working in a team

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Generally very friendly, active atmosphere

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

    • Really well organised and planned out activites as well as socials

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

    • Invested quite heavily by inviting a professional skills consultancy to take most of the sessions

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I'd love to work with the kind of people I met at the academy, going to apply for a summer internship!

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a social every evening, and varied so there was something for everyone

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

    • Covered as part of the academy

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

    • Not much nightlife as it was an external venue, but good evening socials to make up for it!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Actuary, Audit

South East

August 2012

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