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Tax Summer Intern Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Tax

Manchester

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Assisting with any ongoing project work or administration tasks. This consists of getting to know the team, helping with meeting agendas on powerpoint, collating data in excel & drafting emails to clients.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Varying levels of responsibility were given. Some tasks were less meaningful than others whereas others made me feel like I was contributing substantially.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed my presentation skills, both in preparing presentations & presenting them.
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?
4/5
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

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There was lots of support. Having a buddy & a counsellor meant there was always people to turn to as well as everyone being extremely friendly throughout the month long internship. There was also a check-in call to see how you were getting on and asking questions was highly encouraged
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and welcoming!
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I would have liked to have been given more to do in terms of work available but overall I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and met some great people
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at EY
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to EY
Ask as many questions and get as stuck in as possible during your short time available
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