Hi Lola - the consulting role is very varied, you can choose what area of consulting you want to go into from technology consulting to business consulting

16 October, 2018 16:01

Hi Lydia, nice to meet you. Could you please inform me on what both roles are about?

16 October, 2018 16:02

Yes so for example I am in Tech consulting and within that in Capital Markets. So I work with global banks solving some of their big problems

16 October, 2018 16:03

That seems very interesting funny enough

16 October, 2018 16:05

So basically we work with different clients in FS banks and they come to us with a problem such as a very slow process and we go in analyse the bank and come up with ideas to improve the system create tools and tech to do so and then implement it

16 October, 2018 16:05

Which branch at EY do you wrok at? London?

16 October, 2018 16:05

Yes London. But with my projects have travelled and worked in India and Singapore

16 October, 2018 16:06

So your role requires expertise on advice, so did you get trained to do?

16 October, 2018 16:06

So roles and projects are very varied which is good! You don't get training on advice but you get training on lots of different consulting skills. And people higher up in the company will always help you and get you up to speed

16 October, 2018 16:06

That seems very interesting actually, what is the social life like at EY? And would you say that someone studying Accounting and Finance such as myself, would be fit to do that role?

16 October, 2018 16:07

Yes social life here is really good. Always lots of events on and everyone is really friendly

16 October, 2018 16:09

What kind of activities do you do?

16 October, 2018 16:09

When you start on the grad scheme you go on a trip to Reading then to Rome

16 October, 2018 16:10

I really hope I have the opportunity to work there because I really like what the company stands for. What is the placement like?

16 October, 2018 16:10

The industrial placement?

16 October, 2018 16:15

Yes

16 October, 2018 16:15

So its a year long placement - I never did but know lots of people who have done it and it seems great. You get to do the same role as a grad and get treated like one. So you get fully involved in the projects, can rotate onto different projects

16 October, 2018 16:16

Thats what I was planning to do as well, and I love to work in teams to merge ideas with other people.

Are EY quite fair with the application process?

16 October, 2018 16:17