Intern - Audit Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed my placement in Audit but understood that in order to fully enjoy it I would need the training that would enable me to do more complex jobs.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was approachable and helpful, and treated me as a colleague rather than someone who was just there for a bit. The best aspect of the internship was definitely the people.

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

    • My career counsellor has been really helpful, and on every client I have been on the Executive in charge has been too.

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

    • Some days I had very little to do, but this was mainly because the client I was working on were slow with their information.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given quite a bit of responsibility, I was allowed to approach the client, and to do aspects of work individually. I wasn't given more responsibility because of my lack of training, I understand, and so I do not think this is a negative on EY's part.

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

    • I think the people skills, as well as the insight to the Audit world will help immensely both in the last year of my course, but also when I am deciding what to do after I finish university.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was lovely, friendly and chilled, and willing to have a laugh as well as working hard.

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

    • Very well organised.

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

    • As much training as we could have been given without drowning in it all was given to us.

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

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to work with EY and hope to get an offer.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone got on very well and when we were all in the same place we made an effort to meet up.

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

    • It was fine, not too expensive but mostly because I found cheaper accommodation than most.

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

    • Fine, not amazing but standard and fun.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were both office-wide and interns-based activities that it was possible to get involved in.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

July 2012

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