Assurance Summer Intern Review
at EY
Internship (1 Month+)
Audit, Accounting
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: July 2021
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
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.
I am an Assurance Summer Intern and I had the chance to participate in a series of talks and Q&A to learn more about EY and my role (Assurance). I was also assigned a group with four other interns from the same service line to work on a case study and we presented our findings to our mentor.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I, together with my groupmates, was given a case study task to complete. Since it was an assessed part of our virtual internship, we took this opportunity to learn as much as possible and come up with a variety of ideas to the best of our abilities. I would say we were given a huge amount of responsibility to complete our case study as a group.
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?
I was amazed by the amount of knowledge that I was able to gain despite my internship being only two weeks. I gained most of my knowledge from the case study sessions where I worked with my group mates to discuss our ideas based on the tasks given to us. I was able to develop communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills. Despite it being virtual, everything went so smoothly.
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 was given a huge amount of support and guidance throughout my two-week virtual internship. Each group was assigned a mentor and a buddy from the same service line and we could ask them any questions to clarify our doubts and to learn more about the role. The recruitment team was extremely friendly as well. I sincerely appreciate their support and guidance.
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?
EY is a people-centric company. Hence, even if you are new to the company, you will immediately feel a sense of belonging here because everyone is so friendly and welcoming. People do not compete with each other to rise up, but they cooperate with each other to rise together.
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 absolutely enjoyed my internship, 100%! I could learn so much within these two weeks! The talks were on a diverse range of topics and they were all so interesting. I could take away so many things from them which I can definitely apply for my professional development. The case study sessions were extremely useful for building my technical knowledge.
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
EY is a great company. If you are the person who values diversity and inclusiveness, EY is the right company for you. If you value work-life balance over your income, EY is the right company for you.
You should seek to find out if your personality matches the values of EY. Also, you can research more about the role you want to apply for, and practise some strengths-based interview questions.
You should seek to find out if your personality matches the values of EY. Also, you can research more about the role you want to apply for, and practise some strengths-based interview questions.
