Smart Futures Student Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I was a smart futures student. This entailed learning a developing wide variety of skills crucial in a workplace while attaining and working towards a CMI level 2 qualification in leadership. Day to day we would do various tasks and put are creative hats on to engage in fun but very valuable leadership task. Also learning about the finance industry. In the last week (altogether 3 week program) we got hands on experience of the financial service industry that EY specialises in.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have gained a CMI level 2 qualification in leadership and have greatly improved on my confidence and awareness of the finance industry.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

This was a program I would never forget. I will cherish this opportunity and will do it again 100 times over

10/10

4. How valued do you feel by EY?

EY values there employees and students a great deal. There’s was high levels of equality and everyone was given equal opportunities and weight.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

This program was planned out thoroughly. We were given a a timetable of our full three weeks we were gonna be here and every task was done abiding by the time in the schedule

10/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I have been given a mentor by EY. This has been one of the greatest gift given to me as she has helped me prepare and understand what life has ahead of me and has helped me prepare for higher education and a working world.

10/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

They have been greatly helpful. All it takes is a email and help is at your door.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

We did get paid for our experience, however it did not cost me much as all I had to pay for was travel and transport.

10/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Yes there are. I have been given and assisted in understanding the opportunities bromide by EY.

10/10

9. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

This was an experience I will never forget. It gets u prepared for a working world while being a boatload of fun. You make friends with similar goals to you and they provide you with a mentors who stays with you 10 months after you finish the programme. EY was just AMAZING!!!

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EY?

Don’t be afraid. They are in the big four and they easily help you and lay the stepping stones to access the financial industry if you were to peruse that career path.