Hi Emily

10 December, 2020 16:41

Hi Bethan
:)

10 December, 2020 16:42

I think one of the biggest things to know is that no-one expects you to have any knowledge on audit/accountancy before you start, so you don't necessarily have to do any prep around this

10 December, 2020 16:42

Was it quite difficult getting your head around things at the start

10 December, 2020 16:43

It's also good to research EY and researching your given role will obviously benefit you, but everything you need to know will be taught to you

10 December, 2020 16:43

Yeah it is a lot of new information and knowledge to take in, but everyone is so happy to help. I've found especially that people at all levels in the company are willing to take time out to explain things to you, so it's a very supportive environment

10 December, 2020 16:44

Sounds good. Do you think an excel course would be beneficial or is that not so relevant

10 December, 2020 16:45

If you have the spare time to do one it would benefit you as we use Excel a lot. Personally, I didn't have much Excel knowledge so I've had to take the time to learn even the basic things, so if you have this knowledge it would help you

10 December, 2020 16:46

But it's not a necessary requirement :)

10 December, 2020 16:47

Thank you ! How have you found working remotely? I am hoping it will be more office based by next september but who knows

10 December, 2020 16:49

It is certainly strange to start in this environment, but again everyone has been so supportive to us in it. For example, people will share their screen with you so you can clearly see what you need to, and we use microsoft teams a lot to speak to each other, so there is still a lot of interaction. They also run socials quite often so you get to speak to people then as well. But I am excited to get into the office and finally see people face to face

10 December, 2020 16:51

Do you work with new teams quite a lot or is it the same group of people

10 December, 2020 16:55

We get jobs with different clients, and for each client you will be working with a different team. So far I've had one client for one week, and another for another week so two different teams. But you could be on one client for 2 months for example and be with that team the whole time. You get to meet a lot of different people this way, and you interact with people at all different levels. For example, I've been on a team where every morning I would have a call with my team and there would be a partner and senior manager also on it, so it's great to have all different interactions with people

10 December, 2020 16:59

I'm also at the Leeds office, and we work with the Hull office too so I meet a lot of people from there too.

10 December, 2020 17:00

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions :)

10 December, 2020 17:00

You're welcome I hope they helped! :)

10 December, 2020 17:12