Student at the EY Leadership Academy Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • EY clearly invested a great deal of time and effort into their Leadership Academy and I learnt a lot about myself and the firm from it.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • The focus was certainly on the individual not on EY

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Everything we did was explained fully and the reasons behind everything we did was clear

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

    • I learnt a lot about communication skills and leadership, it was very insightful but perhaps not always wholly relevant in the real world.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight was well arranged with timings keeping everybody busy but not overworked.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Friendly environment, everybody got on really well and the division between EY staff and students was hardly felt.

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

    • EY definitely invested their time and effort into the individual, it was the main purpose of the insight.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • It was very different to what would happen in everyday work at EY, but it did give a good insight into the friendly, personable nature of the firm.

    3/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Entirely, the very fact that they host the course in the first place shows the firm's emphasis on the individual, and the company culture shone through.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • It effectively showed me that working for a firm like EY would suit me very well.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • No need to get paid at all.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Met lots of people from EY including graduate recruitment which is a real positive.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Evening events were very informal and a great opportunity to meet the EY team and the other students.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Our supervisor mentioned it a few times, but it was not the main purpose of the course.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Whatever career path you might be looking at, this course will help you in developing key skills in getting there.

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

South East

November 2013

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