Ernst and Young Leadership Academy Review

by EY

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

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

    • Really enjoyable, a great opportunity for self development and to meet like minded people.

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

    • Ernst and Young took great care of all of us and really valued our input.

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

    • E&Y invested lots of time and effort into training us up and developing us as leaders, and this provided great insight into us as individuals and how we work.

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

    • The feedback on how I work well from others was greatly helpful in understanding how I work best in a group and alone.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • We only stopped the sleep, the rest was planned perfectly with the right balance between work and social!

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

    • The work was mainly about developing your own leadership skills and having a good time, as well as finding out a little about E&Y.

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

    • The whole four day event was a personal development programme, rather than the company trying to indoctrinate you with ideas.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • There was the opportunity to talk to many employees of EY candidly, both within working time and in a social environment, but the academy was focussed on you as an individual rather than the company.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • I got the opportunity to ask questions about EY in a more relaxed atmosphere, so could speak more freely about interests or concerns with the company.

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • It gave me a lot of insight into the kind of company that E&Y were, and I realised I wanted to work for that style of friendly, welcoming company.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • All travel, accommodation, food, drink and everything social was paid for. Just need to bring yourself and the will to lead!

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

    • As well as evening socials with the other students on the leadership academy, there was plenty of opportunity to speak to E&Y employees and even a partner dinner to meet EY partners.

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

    • Well planned and great fun.

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

    • Speaking to employees enlightened me.

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

    • I already have recommended to many. Highly enjoyable and extremely rewarding experience.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

May 2013

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