Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic experience and insight into what a career at EY would be like. Would definitely recommend if your considering a career in financial services but not sure if it's for you.

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

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

    • Impressive number of support networks were set up for interns from buddies who were our age to mentors who we could discuss careers goals with.

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

    • Working in audit it ranged from days in the office where 9-5 was pretty standard, to being on client site and working to a set deadline where you'd stay until the work was done however late that was.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Limited amount of responsibility although more due to lack of technical skills/ training than anything else

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

    • Definitely applicable in terms of technical and transferable skills. Although learnt more from working on the job then any training they gave us.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Positive. I particularly enjoyed the very team focused environment of audit.

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

    • Summer internship team had done virtually as much as they could to ensure that we were as well organised and informed as possible.

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

    • Specific intern events were put on for our training/ career development. We were encouraged to take online web based learning courses as well.

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

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

    • Excited about starting come September

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • One of the highlights of the internship was meeting so many other like minded people and we organised lots of different social events

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

    • London. Hideously expensive. Especially for those who were used to being at uni up north

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

    • London never sleeps and lots of opportunities for fun outside of work

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

    • Lots. Interns were strongly encouraged to socialise with all other wider EY networks

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

October 2013

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