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 am a student in A-Levels studying Mathematics, Economics, Psychology and Sociology. I am currently in year 12. Within school, I run a trading society and outside school I am a Student Ambassador for the Social Mobility Foundation.

10/10

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

During the event I was able to improve in 3 main aspects. Firstly, develop my teamwork skills via the group activity. Secondly, network more effectively as I got the opportunity to practice this during lunch and lastly the ability to present my ideas to the room!

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I really enjoyed it! I was able to meet like-minded students and develop a holistic understanding of the career options available to me. Also, I was able to identity my key skills and see how they are valued by EY.

10/10

4. How valued do you feel by EY?

I feel very valued. During the day, the colleagues would approach students and treat them as if they were already working there! Also, on completion of the programme EY kept in touch regular.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very organised. We were given an itinerary of the day and what to expect which we could follow through the day.

10/10

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

I am not working at EY currently. However, learning about the training opportunities I realised at EY they give you great training and qualification opportunities such as the ACA

10/10

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

Although I am not part of the firm I feel like I get a lot of support. The team at EY are very responsive to my emails and will answer any questions I have with energy!

10/10

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

We were able to find out what school leavers earnt. This was also a great salary as you have no debt!

10/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Speaking to colleagues at EY I was able to learn there are many opportunities outside work such as volunteering, working abroad and also also taking part in clubs.

10/10

9. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

This is because I feel very valued and included with the firm even when I haven't started working there. Alternatively, the individuals who work there are amazing!

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

I would tell individuals to be open minded as there's great options to select from which at first may not sound interesting. For example, I learnt tax has so many components to it. Secondly, I would tell them to use the STAR technique in the telephone interviews.