Summer Intern - UK&I Assurance department Review

I thought the people were great as they were supportive and really helped to make the internship as valuable for me as possible. The job was interesting with the opportunity to learn so much.

My colleagues were exceptionally welcoming and supportive during my time at EY. I felt like they really appreciated the work that I did. Even though I lacked the professional qualifications they had, I believed that they appreciated my assistance in tasks that needed completing.

I was able to receive feedback after each block of work that I completed which was very valuable for my professional development. I also had several meetings with a personal counsellor who oversaw my progress during the internship and with whom I was able to have detailed discussions about my experiences.

I was constantly working during my assigned hours with a whole range of different and stimulating tasks.

I performed a significant amount of work at the client's site that first and second years would do which really helped me to feel that I was contributing to the overall success of the team's project.

The improvement to my IT skills through practice was the most valuable element in this regard, but I did not think the IT training at the start of the internship was very good.

The office was quiet but not boring. People had very good interpersonal skills, so there were often conversations around the place although they were not so distracting that you couldn't work.

Very well run induction plus excellent social events to complement the networking opportunities during office hours. The first day after the induction when we were in the office could have been better as it was a new environment and we were expected to just find a seat. A better introduction to our manager at this stage would have been appreciated, but it was really a minor issue as soon I had work to do! There were times when I was unassigned, but found that I was often able to find more work to do very quickly just by speaking to those sitting around me in the office.

Huge credit to EY, they put a lot into all of us as interns and it was greatly appreciated.

I received a job offer after the internship for when I graduate. The opportunity to do the professional accountancy qualification at such a good firm is a huge draw to return to work there in a couple of years.

A great social scene. All of the interns were very friendly and I plan to stay in touch with them for a long time to come! We had some really good events put on by EY (go-karting my personal favourite!), but equally we organised our own post-work activities.

The drinks were expensive in and around the office as was to be expected for London, as was food at lunch, but it was mostly dominated by chains so the prices weren't way beyond what I had planned.

We didn't use the nightlife in the area where we worked, but were easily able to get to other areas of the city where more was going on.

There were a number of options advertised in the office like language classes, as well as many sports societies, but I did not feel I had time within the 6 weeks to get involved.