EY Insight Day Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.5
  • Everything Else
    3.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Mix of really enjoyable, useful activities, and some which were less so

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Graduate recruitment team was really well prepared and really friendly and enthusiastic (occasionally overly so!)

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Guidance all the way through - there was a supervisor from the firm for each group of about 6

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

    • Good, focused individual feedback following exercises

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Structure was excellent

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • positive, felt well valued

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Probably not so relevant for a one-day insight, but they put effort in

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • As much as is really possible in a one day event, we had plenty of opportunities to speak to people from the firm, and the exercises gave a taster too

    3/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Emphasis on people

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • No change really

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Expenses reimbursed completely fine in that respect

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Representatives from various service lines present

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • within the confines of a one-day event, yes

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Sports teams and volunteering mentioned

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Probably a good starter for those potentially interested in professional services

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2013

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