Leadership Academy Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

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

    • I attended the Leadership Academy and it was a great experience, loads of lovely, like-minded people, and a great way to learn things about yourself that no one else is going to teach you.

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

    • The whole experience was completely worthwhile, and I was hired shortly after the academy.

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

    • The facilitators were really helpful, but were also completely happy to get involved and be our peers.

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

    • The leadership skills I learnt can be applied anywhere and everywhere, and I will definitely be using them in future.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured and organised throughout.

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

    • The atmosphere was great, all the facilitators were friendly and up for a laugh, and everyone else there got completely involved. I'm still in touch with most of the people from the Leadership Academy.

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

    • It was all about us, the only time they tried to sell EY to us was on the last day at our leaving drinks, when they showed us what opportunities we now had. Other than that, it was completely focused on our development.

    4/5
  • 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 doesn't quite replicate a day in the office, but you can get a feel for the company's ethos and the kind of people that work there/they want to hire.

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

    • The fact that they invested so much in is with no obligation whatsoever gave a good idea of how far they are willing to go to secure the best candidates.

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

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Travel, accommodation and food were all covered.

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

    • We had a partner dinner and had the opportunity to talk to several partners from different sectors within the firm.

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

    • There were drinks after dinner each night when you could talk to the facilitators and younger graduates and discuss opportunities and what it would be like to work at the firm.

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

    • Through conversations with the facilitators we could find out pretty easily that they had a huge range of opportunities outside of work.

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

    • Yes, it was incredibly valuable.

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

London

May 2014

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