Associate Review

Currently, I am in a Anti Money Laundering project, working with a client through transaction monitoring by going through accounts, creating narratives, listing the activity I see, detail about the customer, and make a decision on whether to further investigate the individual or not. Outside of the project I take part in many other out of the office areas provided by EY

Since joining, I have learnt the importance of professionalism, and how to present myself appropriately in a way that makes me appear and feel more confident, and willing to take initiative, from this I have also developed my time management skills which is incredibly futile to balancing work with university.

To a exceptional extent, my programme has allowed me to develop as an individual and mature through all the stepping stones provided. During this programme I have been able to make many close friends and colleagues, this has significantly helped my networking skills, which will be very useful in the future.

My programme is very organised, every Monday I attend university, and have a set plan of what will be gone through on that day, with all the resources and help i need, then the other four days of the week i go to work to support my project, the communication between the university and EY has been phenomenal and has allowed things to run very smoothly.

My employer, EY, has provided me with all the support I could ever ask for, the councillor counselee system has allowed me to share any frustrations, problems and recommendations to my councillor at any time of the day whenever I need, and receive advice for any scenario from work to university and more.

My training provider, Northumbria University, have been very generous in all the support they offer me, they treat all members of the cohort as official members of the university, and allow access to all its benefits and facilities, they have informed me off all workshops and activities which they believe would help me, and in each scenario they did exactly that.

By working towards my qualification, it gives me a better understanding of the working world, and from this I have been able to adapt to situations in the work place such as giving a presentation in front of an important client, or reading through reports and being able to understand all the terms and absorb the information

In terms of extra curricular activities, EY has something for everyone, mainly take part in the football after work on Wednesday, where we do seven aside every week, for me its a perfect way to stay fit alongside socialising with my fellow colleagues, through it I have met many more people within the company who I wouldn't have otherwise.

Yes

The main reason I would recommend EY to a friend is that it is an amazing place to work, where you are treated as an individual rather then a number, alongside this, all the programmes and career opportunities offered are endless with support offered throughout each and every stage of the way.

In terms of advice and tips, I would say the most important part is to be yourself, regardless of anything else, alongside this I would definitely recommend reading up on EY, what they do, who they are, and from that you will be able to choose the career path which best suits you.