Summer Internship Programme 2010 Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • My experience has highly exceeded expectations. Great social events, opportunities to travel, interesting projects, appropriate tasks, amazing people.

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

    • Teams have included me from the beginning and have treated me like one of them. People are great, good at giving feedback and coaching.

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

    • support and guidance is always available, even when people are busy.

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

    • I had tasks to do most of the time and if that was not the case I had a project to work on.

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

    • difficult to give a lot of responsibility to an intern with no experience.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • time management, presentation and communication skills

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • everyone gets on really well with each other and there is always space for a quick chat

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

    • everything was planned out and we were given as much opportunities as possible to gain a great experience

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

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

    • National Travel

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

    • will hopefully get a job with them, the decision has not yet been made

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • we were three interns in the department got on very well

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

    • I go to Uni in the area I worked in so no big difference to what I am used to.

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

    • Glasgow city centre has a lot to offer

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

    • office quiz, drinks after work, social events during induction week, final social event in London

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2010

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