Associate Review

by EY

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7/10

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

I am an Auditor. My role includes travelling to different client sites to work on multiple different clients in different industries. I work in different teams of different sizes. My job is to do multiple different tasks which help audit the client.

7/10

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

I have gained new skills regarding excel and Microsoft as these are programmes which I use daily. I have developed my communication skills and I have to converse with multiple clients on a weekly basis.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy the programme a lot. The office I work with has a very nice environment and the coaches that I have been taught by are very good. However, I felt there would have been more study leave provided for outside of time off from work for college.

6/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I feel it is well structured as I can see all my future certificate exams on my schedule. However is did take a fair bit of time to get a full idea of what is included in the programme.

5/10

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

There is plenty of support provided by the employer for my work. I receive a lot of training and help with my work. For studying, the college provides a lot of help as well.

7/10

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

A very good amount of support is provided by the training provider. The online application they have available is very good.

9/10

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

I have only been taught accounting and there are multiple times when I have been able to use the knowledge I was taught from the training provider.

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.)

There are social events on the odd occasion but other than that, no not really.

6/10

9a. Would you recommend EY to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because I feel anyone can benefit from working with EY.

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

You have to have a good work ethic and have good communication skills.