Scholarship Intern Review

As an intern, my main duties were working with the rest of the audit team on clients - based either at the head office or client sites. Most of my work consisted of checking current year figures with prior year ones, making sure that they match - and reviewing any differences to see if they're significant or not. I conducted a range of tests for different line items, including revenue, trade receivables, and fixed assets.

I learnt a lot more about accounting, audit, finance, and general business in the short space of a few weeks than I did in one year of university - you really learn a lot quickly!

I really enjoyed my time at EY and felt there was a strong, positive culture there with people willing to help you. At times there were periods where the workload was a little low and I struggled finding things to do - but this is to be expected, as since you're an intern they can't give you much responsibility.

Throughout my short time at EY, I was constantly in contact with a mentor and a 'buddy' that were able to help me with any questions or concerns I had at the time. At the end of the internship, we conducted a review of my experience at EY - identifying strengths and aspects to work on. You could really tell they care about your wellbeing and want you to achieve.

As stated earlier, there were parts where things to do were quite scarce. However for the most part I was engaged with projects in the company and found myself with lots of tasks to complete.

There wasn't any direct training that we completed due to the short timespan of us being there. However, lots of people told me that most of your skills will be learnt on-the-job, and I definitely found that to be true - learning a lot in a short timespan.

There was a great deal of support throughout the internship. EY is a company known for its' good culture and this certainly held up to be true.

The salary was certainly reasonable given the short time we were there and the lack of skills we had - I don't think anyone on the scheme had any complaints. The fact that a 1st year internship is paid in the first place, when many schemes aren't, is great.

There's a great sense of community at EY and there's lots of opportunities to be involved such as sports clubs, social events, and volunteering.

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EY is a great company to work for in my eyes - certainly a lot of my peers at university were trying hard to get through application processes for EY.

Being prepared for the assessment centre is key. Learn about the values and culture of the company. Be confident in yourself, and be knowledgeable - the rest will come naturally!