Technology intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic opportunity to get a feel for working life at EY. Extremely approachable people and majority made time to answer your questions. Got involved in projects within first week. Great exposure to real work and client facing roles. Enjoyed the work. Enjoyed working with the people.

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

    • Project team delegated me real work, giving me a chance to have real impact on the delivery. Included in all internal meetings. Felt very valued.

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

    • Managers gave great support and took time to explain things to you. Fantastic support from counsellor, exceeding all expectations. Guidance on work was clear and an appropriate amount of autonomy was given.

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

    • I was particularly busy, but was my choosing to be. Great balance otherwise

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

    • Was able to take ownership of deliverables within scope of ability

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

    • Great amount of soft skills and time managememt skills gained.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Bustling but friendly and lively. Everyone was very approachable and nice

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

    • Was well organised from my experience given how hard it is to resource interns

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

    • A lot of the development i believe was down to the individual but was there should you want to pursue it

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

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

    • Very appealing - for good work life balance and a very strong brand to help you throughout your career

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Mostly organised informally but the group of summer interns were a great friendly bunch and like minded

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

    • London so pretty expensive Transport is expensive and so is accommodation

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

    • London is awesome but expensive But plenty of options for all

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

    • Limited due to nature of short experience but have heard of plenty of groups and communities within ey

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Audit

London

August 2019

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