Summer Intern Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • In the role i was generally working in the business, with other interns. we had to look at the accounts of the client we were working on, to understand their business better and say that the financial statements showed a 'true and fair' view of the business being looked at. to do this i was usually working to gain evidence that the numbers seen were accurate. i needed to speak to people to gain an understanding to do this.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • i would say i have developed my existing skills more than learnt new ones. but as my first taste of working in a business for a big firm, i have learnt what it is like to work for a big company, in particular here a 'big four' accounting and consulting firm, which has always been a goal of mine since i started my university course. i would say it was useful doing the placement to help build these skills of mine


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • lots of responsibility on my placement internship. from the start i was given some large and important testing areas to get involved in. i was suprised as i though my role might be more procedural, what i was warned by friends the 'tea making' role as it were. but no it was all go and i was given some big tasks to do, alongside my other interns. i benefitted a lot from this level of responsibility


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • i had some support and guidance. i was usually left to get on with my work and complete it over a reasonable timeframe. luckily i was told what to do and how to do it, as the testing needed isnt intuitive and does take some understanding. but i was given enough information to do the job and i had a buddy support who i spoke with often and who was always there for help when called on


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • EY is great for culture and atmosphere during my placement.it is difficult under the circumstances to gain a deep level of insight in this area. mostly because the placement is quite short (I think typical for the industry) so the focus is usually learning and doing the job. but there was lots of time allocated to fun stuff and learning, and understanding what the future would be like if i progress further at EY


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • the placement was really good and worthwhile. i had chance to learn a lot and complete work which is vital to be completed. i was not given work for the intern, as it were - i was asked to complete important testing which made it through to the audit outcome. the level of responsibility was a main reason why i enjoyed the placement at ey and am keen to return after my university studies to continue on


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at EY
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend EY to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to EY
  • i have had a few friends ask me for advice especially those in younger years at my uni societies who are applying for interns next year. my advice is to go for it, as you get good pay and a great experience of the work. i would feel confident applying to other firms if my future doesnt continue at EY for whatever reason. i now have a much deeper understanding of the work and culture involved


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

April 2022


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