Intern - FSO Tax Review
by EY
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Rating
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The Role
4.1
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
3.9
- 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
I very much enjoyed my internship at EY in Tax FSO. I was placed in a great team, achieved all my goals, had a tangible impact on important client work and met a great group of employees and interns.
I felt very welcome in my team from the first day. They were keen to get me involved in socials, to introduce me to everyone around and to get me involved in the best work possible. Most importantly I barely had to do any scanning in the 6 weeks. Only a little.
I was given fantastic guidance and support throughout. The HR team were very approachable in the induction and I was sat next to my counselor, manager and buddy the rest of the time so I always had help around. I was taught brilliantly and never felt like I was asking stupid questions.
The work was sometimes inconsistent, as expected. As an intern you are responsible for finding work to do yourself by talking to people, and most of the time I was very busy. There were, however, days where I felt a little short of stuff to do.
I was surprised with how much freedom and responsibility I was given from the start. I was involved in a great deal of important client work, and I was never monitored or specifically micro-managed.
As a third year history student, knowledge of Tax and the financial world isn't that important but the work ethic I developed certainly helps!
The Company
Great fun, friendly, relaxed.
Quite a loosely structured internship, but I see that as a strength. It was entirely what you made of it and gave a lot of flexibility.
A lot of time, and effort was spent in training me.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Travel loan
They were very clear about the fact that if you perform to the expected level, which almost all interns do, you'll get the job. EY are expanding and it seems they want to recruit massively!
The Culture
Fantastic social scene. We met up for lunch almost every day and drinks every week. I'm still in touch with the interns and got very close to a number of them
Central London is expensive...but you are well paid.
London...
Lots of opportunities, but unfortunately not much time on my own part.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
October 2014
