Overall Rating
4.3 /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
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
I worked with one team auditing one company at their year end. This involved completing bank reconciliations, checking invoices, doing cash cutoffs and overviewing review notes and minutes.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes a lot. I had to complete 3 entities cash workbooks which had to get directly signed off from the partner. I also had to go to client site and directly query the client over certain things
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 learnt some basic accountancy skills and developed my confidence and communication through having to directly contact clients.
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?
5/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot. I had a counsellor who was very supportive and consistently checked in on how I was doing. A buddy also had a similar supportive role for me.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Friendly though quite intense at times. I think this was because we were at year end and my time was under a significant amount of pressure.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I learnt many new skills within the industry and made so many good connections. It was very beneficial and I look forward to future opportunities
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
Just do it. Have confidence in yourself that you may have a chance at getting the role because at first I didn’t.
