Consulting intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Found the people really friendly and helpful and enjoyed the experience of working aswell as the social activities around the internship

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

    • I was fine work to do to help colleagues when they were busy. The started giving me more responsibility as the internship went on

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was offered a lot of support by people in my team and my counsellor was also very helpful

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

    • Level of work changed daily but I think overall there was enough work with only a few periods of less work

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

    • I was given multiple tasks on the project as well as tasks to do with the firm and external activities such as team socials

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

    • I have learned lots about what work life will be like and how I can fit into it and gained skills such as excel skills and industry knowledge

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I was not in the EY building and was on client site so the atmosphere was not as good as at the office but I got on well with my team so still enjoyed the atmosphere

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

    • I think they should try and ensure you get to do at least 2 projects equally incase the first project is not to your liking/ not beneficial

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My colleagues did sessions to help understand how to do certain activities and my counsellor gave support on development

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

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

    • I have been offered a graduate job with them and been able to defer my application for a year to travel

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes I went to many socials and various members of the firm had socials for interns as well as the organised ones for the internship

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Expensive but that's because it was London but as an intern usually managers etc will help buy drinks etc

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

    • Good nightlife but expensive

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There are many social clubs you can join such as sports clubs but there wasn't that much time for doing them on the internship

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

October 2014

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