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FSO Tax Review

at EY

Internship (1 Month+)

Tax

Leeds

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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.
My role involved the production of tax accounts for clients. On a day to day basis my role involved helping in the production of tax accounts for clients including mapping their trial balance and referencing tax comps.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was involved in sending off information requests to clients. And given responsibility in organising things for the team such as a weekly quiz.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes I’ve improved my existing skills using Microsoft excel. I’ve also learned how to use PDF editor to reference tax comps and use EY’s beehive to send off information requests to clients along with mapping a trial balance to the chart of accounts.
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?
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?
I received a good amount of support. I had a buddy who helped me to integrate with the team and helped me with any questions that I had. I also had weekly sessions with a councillor who would provide support throughout my internship.
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?
The company culture was great my team were very helpful with any questions that I had, including lots of socials to help integrate in the team.
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 enjoyed my placement a lot. It was a great experience to learn about the role I was interested in. The team I had to work with were also very welcoming and friendly.
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
To take part and say yes to as much things as possible
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