Summer Intern in Assurance Review
by EY
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
4.4
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The Culture
3.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Very enjoyable experience, both in terms of the work and the people.
Made to feel very welcome by everyone at the office and on the jobs I worked on.
Someone always there when needed - if anything I didn't ask enough questions so don't make the same mistake - they don't mind being bothered if you don't understand the work you're doing.
Very busy at first when booked on clients, but slowed down somewhat in last couple of weeks - this was indicative of whole office though with it being one of the quieter periods of the year. But there would always work to be done provided you went and asked for it!
Treated as a Level 1 when working at clients so given responsibility for preparing whole sections of the audit.
Improved time management when on client bookings, management of downtime when not, and sense of direction - beware, audit generally involves lots of driving (or other form of transport) to and from client offices!
The Company
Made to feel very welcome despite having barely been in the office for first 4 weeks of the internship, and got to interact with all levels of assurance staff from associate to partner.
Very well organised, from application stage through the internship right up to the final event in London. There were a couple of confusing moments as far as client bookings for the final week but these were minor issues that were quickly cleared up.
Wouldn't like to think just how much was spent on each individual intern over the 6 weeks to say not everyone gets an offer at the end of it.
Flexi Time
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Offered the job and got my office switched after further discussion with the firm.
The Culture
Made some good friends both at the induction and during the internship.
Not applicable as I lived at home and commuted.
Couldn't really comment on nightlife since only went out for a couple of meals (one with my EY buddy and one with the other interns), but they were very enjoyable all the same!
Corporate social responsibility day on induction week very fun, not so many opportunities once internship started but what was on the interns were generally invited to.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Yorkshire and Humberside
September 2010
