Overall Rating
4.8 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As an intern, day-to-day work will include assisting members within the actuarial team on current projects. For example, working with powerbi to aid with business analytics and exploring new client opportunities, or preparing and aiding to deliver updates for monthly meetings. Interns will also learn via presentations from team members in the department, explaining aspects of the business.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was responsible for preparing and delivering a presentation for a market update during a monthly team meeting
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I've become competent in operating in powerbi and also built upon my communication skills working within a team. Other tasks have allowed me to develop my ability to digest and summarise a large amount of information.
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?
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?
Everyone in my support network was approachable and helpful. Support was there when I needed it at all times.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
The culture was very friendly and supportive. There was no competitiveness in the team but rather a want to help each other to succeed
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 loved the internship in all of its aspects - professional and social. The induction process was quite slow, as it look a week and a half for me to be assigned to projects. However, this improved with time and I started to really enjoy what I was doing.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
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
Relax and be yourself - they want to see someone who is switched on and has strong interpersonal skills. You don't have to know anything about the industry so don't stress about needing to be an expert.
Industrial Placement Year - Markets & Business Development
at EY
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Canary Wharf
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4.9
