EY Leadership Academy Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

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

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • The programme was excellently organised, everyone was fantastic and the evening events were great fun!

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Throughout the whole experience I felt completely valued due to the fact that the emphasis was always put on personal development and enrichment.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • The EY representatives were fantastic! They were very encouraging and gave you great feedback on your performance etc. over the 3 days

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I learnt so much about how best to approach situation that push me out of my comfort zone. In addition to learning so much about people management and the importance of emotional intelligence.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The Leadership Academy structure was absolutely fantastic. The organisation behind the event, both before, during and after was flawless.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The people both students and at EY were great. The atmosphere was most inclusive which evermore encouraged you to push yourself out of your comfort zone in turn further enhancing your development.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There was a real emphasis on my personal development and my improvement throughout the entire event and thus how my development would benefit the firm.

    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?
  • Although the event was only 3 days, the fact that EY representatives were there throughout the entire event enabled you to ask any questions you had about EY. In addition in the evenings, EY had organised networking events whereby we could talk and ask questions to more partners and indeed recent graduates about their experiences at EY.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Just by meeting the people that worked at EY you were really able to get a picture of what EY as a company stands for and their key principles.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • 3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • EY reimbursed me for all of my expenses most efficiently.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Every evening we had a networking event. In addition our facilitators, who mentored us throughout the whole event, were EY representatives and thus we were always able to ask any questions we had about the firm.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Really well organised and great fun. EY put on networking dinners as well as great evening events to keep us entertained!

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • There was a real emphasis of community service. and outreach projects that EY employees could get involved in and indeed initiate

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes. I had an absolutely fantastic time! I met great people which I stay in touch with. In addition I developed invaluable life skills whilst simultaneously learning so much more about myself.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2014


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