Industrial Placement Student Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • 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.
  • Carrying out account management activites to ensure the team stays on top of all asks that we have received by clients.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt many new skills from improving my ability on Microsoft office applications to soft skills learnt being in meeting rooms and interacting with senior colleagues.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • 5/5

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was given way more responsibility than i initially thought i would before starting and this has helped me develop quickly and grow into the role.


  • 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 received a lot of guidance from my manager and my counsellor throughout the experience, as well as a weeks handover from the graduate that I was replacing.


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

  • 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?
  • It was great, every was very friendly, welcoming and just happy to help. I felt part of the team from day one and never felt as if i was treated like a young inexperienced student.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed this placement massively, I am hoping to come back to EY after finishing my university degree.


  • 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
  • Make sure to align yourself to the key values of the company and ensure they fit with you. Figure out an answer to the question "why EY?" and this will give you a purpose when applying and hopefully working at the firm.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management, Banking

London

June 2023


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