Ernst & Young Reviews in Detroit, MI Area

Pros

Growth opportunity, talented and sharp team members with great individual experience. Growing TAS practice, making some great strides.

Cons

Long hours and time away from family.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the momentum

Pros

working with professionals, great training program and flexible work arrangement

Cons

constantly changing projects and teams make it difficult to built up relationships

Advice to Senior Management

forcus more on open communication

Pros

Good work life balance and people

Cons

Too much politics and pressure to perform

Advice to Senior Management

More interaction

Pros

You get the opportunity to work with talented individuals.

Cons

Not all employees are given the opportunity to work on engagements that will help in their professional development.

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure that all employees are given the opportunity to work on engagements that will help in their professional development. There is also room for improvement in the benefits package the company offers.

Pros

Great place to start a career. You gain a lot of expereince very quickly. Best way to learn how to apply accounting principles, gain leadership experience.

Cons

Though the firm does emphasize a flexible work environment, the work still needs to get done and there is a lot of work to do. You have a lot of responsibilities and need to be willing to drive a lot and work a lot of hours.

Advice to Senior Management

There is too much emphasis on chargeability and utilization. If I work 60+ hours a week 6 months of the year, I should be able to work a little less, or at least not have to have 40 chargeable hours every week the rest of the year. With all of the admin, education, recruiting, volunteering on top of the chargeable time, not to mention commute, I may only charge 40 hours but work 60.

Pros

Experience, job advancement, international clents

Cons

Terrieble leadership, get a life

Advice to Senior Management

help

Pros

Relationships and exposure to various industries, etc. Everyone respects E&Y experience on the resume. I truly believe E&Y is the best place I could have started my career out of college - no regrets. I suggest starting in financial audit rather than IT audit, assuming you are an accounting grad. It is easy to move over to IT audit later, but vice versa is tough.

Cons

The work I did was very compliance oriented, and knowing that every hour is billed to the client (in theory) puts pressure on you.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay managers and above a true market rate.

Pros

life work balance is priority for senior management

Cons

compensation needs to be more competitive

Advice to Senior Management

more support and communication for lower staff

Pros

a lot to learn and makes you extremely marketable.

Cons

work too many hours and 4 months of busy season working saturdays

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

E&Y is a great place to gain valuable experience and it never hurts to have a big four on your resume

Cons

Work life balance is not always possible during busy season

Advice to Senior Management

Provide better support and resources on a timely basis