Innovation Consultant Review

I'm a consultant just like those on the grad schemes, but my focus tends to be more on fresher, alternative and engaging pieces of work. I work on projects like any other, doing the day to day consultant tasks, but on the whole it's fun, engaging and challenging in a good way

Programming Workplace methodologies Team leadership Client facing skills Presenting/speaking skills Interpersonal skills Technical skills Organisation and time management

I enjoy it every single day I do it

It's very well organised for the most part. But it really got better over time. As with anything it has its pain points which come up here and there, but they usually get resolved quickly. We have to remember EY is a huge organisation, so getting something done fast internally can be slow, but they're still good at it.

A lot. I get a dedicated career counsellor, apprentice leader and they're generally very transparent and communicative. I've also made many senior friends who simply want the best for me.

At first it was somewhat limited, in that everytime something was arranged it always fell through. But in the last 5 or so months it has dramatically improved. I not only have pastoral care from them, but also have a personal support officer on top. Very helpful.

As someone who loves tech, having the qualifications and the skills on top to inform my work is super helpful. I can be technical yet work well with people, and have the knowledge to back up anything I do. Everything else grows with experience, and it gets better and better the more I work.

There are several networking events and I've been to most of them The grads mingle with the apprentices, we have whatsapp groups and extra curricular groups together internally. The training provider is the same, we have socials, events, support and learning days.

Yes

I just think it fosters a really great individual. You come out polished, professional and with your head screwed on. You have qualifications. You have experience, and above all you look back at how much you can get done in such a short period of time, and you enjoyed every second. The people really take this place from great to excellent. Couldn't ask for more.

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