Leading Women Intern Review

Truly insightful week and very enjoyable. Gained a huge insight into EY's advisory service line and shadowed very inspirational women in senior positions. Learned about what EY are doing to support women to reach senior positions and shadowed meeting and calls. Also completed an individual project in quieter periods when my mentors were busy.

Highly valued - everyone was happy to help and answer any questions I had. Everyone I met was very friendly and approachable and were happy to talk about their roles with me and the projects they are working on. My mentor was very busy so wasn't able to give a lot of time but I appreciated that she had a lot of demand for her time. However the time that I did spend with her was very insightful.

The support was always available from day one. From the first day my buddy explained everything to me, who I would meet, help me to set up any calls I needed to attend via Skype, where I needed to go. She was always available to reach out to. I also received support from my mentor in that she was happy to explain everything to me in very simple terms and introduce me to everyone she held meetings with,

Through this placement I've developed confidence in my abilities as has the network I've built. I don't think I've developed any skills that are directly related to my degree but had definitely provided clarity as to the career path I want to pursue. I've also witnessed knowledge from my studies being applied to the advisory projects being carried which was very interesting.

Some core tasks were structured into the week such as the induction, networking call, lunches and counselling call. However I think what I would be doing for the day was largely depended on the schedule of who I was shadowing but again I appreciate that these are very busy women with hectic schedules.

Very friendly atmosphere as mentioned before. Everyone was happy to help, answer any questions I had and overall provide me with work to do as well as tell me about their career journeys. Right through to partner level, everyone I met was approachable and willing to help, go out for coffee etc.

There wasn't any specific training as such since this was only 1 week. But again the investment in us was apparent as 1) this was a paid opportunity and 2) the opportunity to shadow very experienced women in senior positions who were clearly very busy. So the effort gone into the co-ordination and getting everyone's diaries aligned has to be appreciated.

vey insightful as I was able to see the projects taking place, the work that goes on behind to make these projects a success and the development of the project right from the start.

I witnessed the EY culture throughout the week and everyone was friendly approachable and happy to help.

This insight was an invaluable opportunity into the advisory line and had definitely made me consider it as a potential career path.

The pay was reasonable for London and I was able to cover my travel expenses and food for the day with some money to spare.

No specific networking opportunities set up but I had the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people through my shadowing experience.

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Definitely recommend especially as it helps just to gain an insight into a potential career path you may be interested in. It's also great to put on your CV and provides the opportunity to be fast tracked through the application process if you did well during the week.