Insight day Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Good day, great experience.

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

    • An icebreaker session was set up to get to know each other, the staff were friendly and once you started on the real material it was easy to work as a team.

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

    • Great help from the supervisor.

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

    • Kept busy for almost the entire day, but with enough breaks so that it didn't become over exhausting.

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

    • Working as a team, we were set into teams in which we had complete control over.

    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 experience gave me a HUGE insight into how accounting works at the big four, and reallly showed me what you would be doing hands on.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • As a team, everyone was motivated. the staff were friendly too

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

    • One delay when someone neccesary tured up late, but not the fault of EY.

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

    • All the information was put on for our benefit

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Offered a guarenteed interview after the tests we did to apply.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • A day experience.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • A day experience.

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

    • A day experience.

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

    • A day experience.

    3/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

London

November 2012

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