Insight Day Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

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

    • Very well planned series of networking events and exercises.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Not too highly at all. However, this was to be expected on a short insight placement.

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

    • Plenty of help and advice provided by the employees overseeing the insight.

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

    • Networking skills were focused on and provided good info on how to succeed at EY, but not necessarily how to get to the company.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured, good briefing for what we would be doing and plenty of points at which to raise questions and ask for help.

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

    • Other candidates were great fun, as was everyone I met at EY.

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

    • Clearly showed interest during the insight for improving our skills, but little was explained as to how to carry this on in future.

    3/5
  • 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?

    • Saw the day-to-day tasks that employees undertake and was able to take part in some, though some of the placement was spent on role-playing and hypothetical situations.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Seems like lots of perks and benefits to a career at EY. They showed a great deal of 'community' activities like sports and volunteering that could be done through the company. The is fairly similar to the other big audit firms.

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

    • Gave a good insight in some aspects but was not enough to really understand what it's like to work at EY, and particularly why we should want to work there rather than the Deloitte for example.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Travel expenses were reimbursed and food was provided.

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

    • Good networking with other students on the insight and some with the EY employees, but was quite formal.

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

    • Good, but limited. This was again expected from such a short placement.

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

    • Sports, volunteering, hobbies, etc.

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

    • Useful, but I've heard that other ones are better.

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

London

April 2014

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