Summer internship - OTS Review

I really really enjoyed the summer internship and was able to contribute to the project team not just as an intern but as a full time member of the team. I found the work challenging and interesting and was able to use different softwares and processes I have never used before.

I felt extremely valued by my team as they saw me as a full time member of the team, not just a summer intern. I was able to contribute to all of the project work and work on material that was provided directly to the client - this was interesting and challenging

At the beginning I found myself left to my own devices which I found challenging at first. After this I got to know my team better and felt fully supported in all the work I was doing. I was able to ask questions freely which was encouraged and I found this really helpful

Some days I was really busy and some days I was limited in the amount of tasks I was allocated. This did allow me time to learn more about the company and meet different people in the office which helped me learn more about different service lines. I could have probably taken on a bit more but it was good for the 6 weeks

As an intern I feel you are not given too much responsibility. As the work is often given straight to the client, I was able to create and edit work but it was often then reviewed as a team. For the work that we were doing i think it was a good amount of responsibility.

This internship helped me a lot on skills I can use for the future and for future jobs, particularly talking to other people and finding out about people’s journeys to their current roles. Unfortunately as I study a science degree, most of the skills will not be that transferrable to use at uni

The atmosphere in the office was good especially on Fridays but it was often quiet. I like the hot desking as it means you talk to different people each day. I would say there could be more energy/ noise in the office as it was often too quiet for my preference

The internship was really well organised. I knew all the details of the placement before I started and this went well. I was also really lucky in terms of my project as it started on the first day of my internship and lasted for the duration of the summer meaning I was in the same team for the whole time

I think they are invested in you becoming a graduate and most of the training and development comes in getting experience from different projects. I think there could probably be more information about the different groups within EY like EY health, eco innovators etc to make them more popular amongst the interns