Associate Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.9/10

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

Within the Third-Party Risk Management team I conduct daily audits of our clients suppliers identifying any potential gaps in terms of their Information Security. Furthermore, I draft reports for our client illustrating how a supplier has performed during an audit.

10/10

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

Prioritizing Time Management Professionalism

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoy the programme.

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Programme is quite new in the Newcastle Office and hence, rotations around the different projects isn't clearly defined.

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Large amounts of support in terms of booking accommodations, mentoring, guidance etc.

8/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Large amounts of support and a tone of resources allowing a student to push themselves to the absolute maximum.

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Provides me with the knowledge and understanding to advise members of my team on how best to approach a response to audit question

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Football Boxing

7/10

9a. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Great culture that natures talent and requires that you constantly push yourself to the absolute maximum.

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

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