Hi there.. I'll have my practical training at Ernst & Young starting next week.. Mind sharing something regarding what we must do on the 1st day intern.. the work, the culture, what we must do and not to do and other things that u guys think it is important for the intern student.. Plz help me.. I feel little bit nervous starting my intern.. well I'm just a lay man..

Lastly, I wonder why in my letter offer does not state who is my supervisor??? To whom I must see first on the 1st day intern?? Is there any possibility my fren and I will be in the same supervisor??? Plz guys help me.. Expecially those who r working at Ernst & Young...

This post has been edited by mojamoja: Sep 21 2011, 04:45 PM

good luck in surviving~~

Which division you in? Advisory? Audit? or?

Just an intern, no need to be so nervous. I don't think they will expect you to handle important tasks.

Be follower

low profile,asking when you're unsure abt something and dont act like you know this and that.. even if you know.act like you dont know

got luck to you then... hope u can survive it...... Beware " Senior are not so helpful and push you to get scolding from client"

If u in Audit division,say hello to timothy for me

Yes I'm in Audit assurance.. Hurm.. Hope I could find my supervisor here...

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Added on September 21, 2011, 5:51 pmHUrm.. what do u mean?? Timothy??

This post has been edited by mojamoja: Sep 21 2011, 05:51 PM

my fren named timothy is working there - -

Oh yeah.. ok juz tell yr fren plz b nice to me..

I interned at EY before too 2 years ago and I remembered feeling quite blur. Plus, I wasn't in a group of interns. Anyway, you need to meet the HR on your first day and they'll help you get set up and bring you to meet your supervisors. When I was there, the Audit people were quite nice to me so no need to worry.

Oh thnk you for yr goOd feedback.. glad 2 hear dat... What do u mean by "I wasn't in a group of interns"??

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Added on September 21, 2011, 8:45 pmAnd one more thing.. do we need to get prepare anything before we intern.. I mean refresh back what we've already learned in university (Ex: Reading the Audit book, Audit rule, Audit Process, Accounting treatment and any others thing that relate with the Audit) ??? or just go there without prepare anything...

This post has been edited by mojamoja: Sep 21 2011, 08:45 PM

Nope, just go in with a humble attitude is more than enough. Your seniors won't be asking you to do any section by yourself, you will be mostly helping them out doing the more tedious but straight forward stuff like vouching, photocopying and other admin stuff.

This post has been edited by jae: Sep 21 2011, 09:17 PM

Huh.. Is that true?? Only humble ATTITUDE??? r u sure bout dat?? have u experienced in Ernst & Young before???

Hi,

I was in EY for 8 years up till 2010 when I left, and I used to oversee the interns that were allocated to my group. Let me try to allay your anxiety a little.

1) On your first day, report to HR. They will tell you who you will need to see in Assurance.

2) Assurance staffing is based on pooling. This means you will not have a fixed supervisor. You will be assigned to whoever needs help, so you need to be flexible and be ready to switch clients/locations on short notice

3) Don't worry about 'technical' skills. You are not expected to draft accounts or even prepare whole sections by yourself. You should not be assigned work that is beyond your capabilities (I don't mean any offence by this, just drawing a distinction between you level of experience as an intern vs the level of experience of your supervisor). On that same note, don't expect to be doing interesting stuff. Interns often end up doing vouching, amending and admin work.

4) There may be times when a job is understaffed and you may need to handle some of the tasks on your own. Whether you take this as a burden or a challenge is up to your attitude. Personally as a former intern when I was in Form 6 and Uni, I find it to be a good type of stress. Helps me learn and lets me prove my mettle to my supervisor. If you do an exceptional job, your future employment in the firm is 50% assured if you have good relations with your supervising manager.

5) Most people I worked with in my EY days were nice. But not all. There will always be difficult/anal people who make your life difficult. You can't avoid them, so just bite the bullet and get it done.

6) If you don't know / unsure, please ask your supervisor or senior. Don't worry about being "troublesome". Trust me, its more troublesome to correct an error than to take the time to teach you to do it right. Yes, sometimes in a pressure cooker situation people have short tempers, but that is an occupational hazard in professional firms and commercial companies.

7) Don't be too full of yourself. Honestly, we don't care if you are from UM, UUM, MMU, or some overseas grad from LSE, Ivy League or Monash. Interns are interns. It is always better to approach the situation with a humble demeanor and learn, than to approach with an air of "I already know this" and fall flat on your face. On that same note, don't be a "yes man" as well.

8) Be nice to the admin/support staff, they are your biggest asset in the firm.

9) You will hear people tell you "intern in big firm is no good, waste your time, you don't learn much". That is rubbish. What you learn is up to your attitude. Treat your internship as a networking experience.

10) You will often hear "X firm is better/worse". That too is rubbish. The experiences we have are subject to the people we interact with. There are as many jackasses in all the firms as there are nice people. It's your luck who you end up working for.

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