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Summer Intern Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Tax

Canary Wharf

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 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
You rotate within 3 teams over the 4 weeks, so get exposure to many different types of work going on. You join a lot of meetings and have research tasks to do and then have a presentation to prepare and present in the last week
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You were given bits of responsibility, but it was hard to get anything too much without tax specialist knowledge
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?
Yes you have to build on networking skills, organisation, communication and commitment to your work and internship
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
We we're given a lot of support, starting with a buddy and a counsellor and everyone was friendly so you could go to anyone for help needed
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was a really good friendly atmosphere with lots of people willing to help and answer questions
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 really enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at EY
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to EY
The initial tests require attention and research the department that you are applying to
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