Intern Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10

1. Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:

Learning how to conduct yourself in an office environment. Experiencing what it's like to work in an office. Making new friends and connections.

8/10

2. What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?

How to conduct myself in an office environment including attire, behaviour and other things like how to write formal emails, how accounting companies work and also developed time management and communication skills.

9/10

3. To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?

Enjoyed it massively as it helped me decide to go into Business after college and i learnt many new things and made loads of friends that I still talk to.

9/10

4. How well organised was your work experience?

Very organised, everything was running on time and we had a clear layout and structure of each day with equipment and set times for everything.

8/10

5. How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?

I learnt that the working environment there is relaxed but productive and its diverse and inclusive and a nice place to work.

10/10

6. How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?

It helped me decide I want to go into Business and I want to do an apprenticeship. I applied to their Apprenticeship programme in Tax as I was inspired.

8/10

7. Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?

Yes we were paid very well.

10/10

8. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?

Yes there was as we were paired with an employee to help with their work and shadow and go to meetings with which helped me to meet other employees.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It was an enriching experience and I gained a lot as well as a very impressive qualification to out on my CV

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