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Staff/audit assistant Review

at EY

Degree Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

Solihull

Review Submitted: March 2021

Overall Rating

2.1 /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!

1.5/5 - Overview of Role
3/5 - Skills Development
1.8/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
2/5
Log on at 9am and have a call with the senior/manager in charge to provide tasks to do over the length of the engagement and catch up whenever needed. Salaried hours until 5pm but often have to work later.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
1/5
Working from home had made the program very difficult and not very enjoyable at times

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
My skills in excel have greatly improved

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
not well due to the drastic changes brought on my COVID-19
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
as often as needed as well as regular scheduled meetings
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
1/5
Not much
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
not at all
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
not currently that I am aware of due to covid 19

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend EY to a friend?
No
Why?
It is completely different to how it was presented to me and does not match expectation.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?
Do all research possible and be sure it is the role you want to apply for
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