Summer Associate Review
by EY
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.1
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
3.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Great environment, with a variety of work.
People were eager to stress that the work you did added value and was necessary.
You are assigned a counsellor durng your internship, and mine provided me with a lot of guidance and help. Managers were sometimes very busy and struggled to brief you in detail, but overall, it wasn't much of a problem.
Not enough work sent my way: My department was very busy, and sometimes people didn't seem ready to direct work to interns.
I felt I could have shouldered more responsibility, and found myself taking initiative on a lot of tasked beyong what was asked of me. There is scope for interns to be stretched more.
I developed a great understanding of the firm, and work that is conducted for clients. There we no formal training sessions: you had to find your feet quickly during the first week.
The Company
Upbeat atmosphere: there are many projects being undertaken at present so people were always on the move. Very few people were on the bench.
Some was well done; other times i found myself hunting for work to do.
A lot of time and resources were sent my way, given how little time some managers had. For example, I conducted a Partner shadowing day, which was hugely beneficial.
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
The Culture
Whole host of social events organised throughout the internship.
London prices; don't expect to live cheaply.
It's London!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
July 2012
