Assistant Tax Advisor Review

Answering emails, deploying technologies for client meetings and for proposals. Raising bills to clients and answering queries on technology used in the business.

Yes, in a day when you would answer or draft emails, you improve the quality of your language. I've also developed new skills on Excel and Word and learnt about new technologies, which could be used in different fields of work.

There are certain departments I do enjoy, like working with new and upcoming technologies and sometimes the people have a bearing (depending on who you work with). There are other departments I do not enjoy working in and EY have not always accommodated this, which makes me unhappy.

Programme is structured fairly well with breaks between exams and them being deployed at the right time. Kaplan are also very good at teaching the material. Perhaps one small thing is that the graduates get a faster programme than the apprentices and I think they should be similar in length.

You receive more support at the start with settling in and adapting to the work life. However, as mentioned previously, departmentally, EY are not well organised and could have better measures in place.

The support they give during exams and study is generally quite good with allotted time for first & second sittings and the reduction of the financial burden. Sometimes though I feel like some college stages are short, where more time should have been given to answer exam questions in more depth.

Somewhat - I work in tax and some of the exams cover material which will definitely be useful later on in your career and good to get some knowledge by projects on it now. However, audit for example, I do not work in and may not be that useful later on.

There are social events, some of which are a good break from work. However, the majority of other activities I take part in do not come from work. I'm sure there are other sports events to take part in but I do not get involved.

No

Depends - as someone who suffers with learning difficulties, I feel discriminated against when EY claims they are an inclusive employer. I'm not represented in the right department and I'm never put up for advance unlike my peers and something has to change going forward.

With the exception to 9b), be prepared to try something new and an apprenticeship of any sort is usually a good alternative to a degree as you get hands on work experience as well.