FS Risk Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Really fun internship, work was interesting and was treated well.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Given the same work as an associate.

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

    • Provided with a career counsellor to discuss issues. Management and HR were all very helpful.

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

    • Good balance. Busy as expected, but not too busy.

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

    • Worked in a team of 2-3 on an important project so took on an important share of the work.

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

    • They have really helped me with my development at Accenture on an industrial placement.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Great team. Was not in office a great deal as we spent most our time at client sites, but the team were great. Not too stressful.

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

    • Really well run by HR. Had one period where I had nothing to do but this was fixed quickly.

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

    • Not a great deal, they training me up on the job but as it was only a 6 week placement there is not much time to train.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have been offered a grad job.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Group of around 40 interns. All really fun and very sociable. FS Risk team were also very sociable and I had a great time with them too.

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

    • Expensive but I lived at home and commuted in. Food and drink was expensive when we went out in the evenings.

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

    • Plenty of places to go out in london!

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

    • Charity days, gold day presentation.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

June 2011

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