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Ernst & Young SENIOR Consultant Interview Questions & Reviews
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Interview Experience 30 Ratings
Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 3, 2013
Interview Details –
Round 1: In-person interview
Round 2: 4 interviews: 1 technical, 1 case, 1 writing, 1 behavioural
Interview Question – Lot of focus on behavioral questions, soft skills, people skills Answer Question
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2012 – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013
Interview Details – First over phone by HR person, then over phone by senior manager on experience, what I am looking for and some of the challenges faced. Then office interview with various managers. Based on my resume, various questions on ERM, process improvements, internal audits and controls.
Interview Question – None Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Easy
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2011 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2013
Interview Details – Friendly and typical interview questions about your education and experience. One telephonic HR round and a super day with 4 back to back interviews with senior manager and partners.
Interview Question – None really Answer Question
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013
Interview Details – Interview process was a bit scattered, but the day I met people - it was a breeze. The case study was fun
Interview Question – Nothing I couldn't answer Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No, out of school hire
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 24, 2013
Interview Details – two phone screen and one onsite
Interview Question – interview is not hard Answer Question
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Nov 2012 – Reviewed Jan 14, 2013
Interview Details –
The entire hiring process was smooth, but a little longer than I expected (10 weeks). My resume was submitted by a recruiter for ITAS. After 2-3 weeks they scheduled a telephonic interview. It was a half an hour discussion about my experience, which projects I have worked on, why I want to join E&Y, etc. The guy on the phone liked me and straightaway told me he was forwarding my name for the next step. After a few weeks, they flew me to San fransisco for face to face interviews. This was 4 half an hour discussions with a manager, senior manager, executive director and a partner. The questions were mostly behavioral - why I want to leave current company, why E&Y, etc. The manager and senior manager asked me resume questions about my experience, my opinions about certain technologies, what approach I would take for certain problems, etc. The other two guys only had get to know you kind of conversations. Overall everybody was friendly and nice.
In just two days I received their verbal confirmation that they were going to make an offer, but it took 6 weeks to actually get the offer letter (I suppose the delay was because it was end of the year time). All in all, very good experience.
Interview Question – Nothing unexpected. Behavioral and resume questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation on salary. But they offered me a different location that works out better for me.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2012 – Reviewed Oct 18, 2012
Interview Details – They started of with 2 phone interviews then I was invited for an office interview with 3 Senior Managers and a Partner. The interview was mostly behavioral questions and general discussion about my resume. We spoke in great detail about the team what they do, and what they expect. The questions that were ask was more focused around getting a feel for if I would enjoy the position, what can I bring to the team and the vision of the group
Interview Question – None Answer Question
Negotiation Details – The offer was pretty solid. Don't expect to be a millionaire
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2010 – Reviewed Sep 27, 2012
Interview Details – I was connected to Ernst & Young through a recruiter. Prior to interviewing them I was with PwC. I went through two rounds of interviews. During the first round I interviewed two managers and an HR representative. They took me through a classic behavioral interview. It felt more like they were trying to get to know me than it felt like I was being evaluated. The second round was with the group's lead partner.
Interview Question – I didn't have my CPA completed at the time, so the most difficult question for me to answer was why I hadn't taken the exam yet. The interview was behavioral, if you do research on behavioral interviews and practice you'll be fine. I would say the most difficult part was not so much the questions during my interview, but the number of interviews I had during that day. During the first round, be ready to interview three to four people in one day. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – The negotiation phase was good. They wanted me aboard so they were willing to accommodate my requests.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY May 2010 – Reviewed Jun 9, 2012
Interview Details –
The interview focuses on:
1>Why E&Y and why consulting domain
2>Why you - past, education
3>Why you in E&Y
Most questions are HR based and skills based. Lot of them are based on teaming, leadership and previous experience
Pay emphasis on culture, projects as well as industry analysis.
Be prepared for a case interview. Typically integration of 2 banks and technological, financial and cultural challenges.
Interview Question – Give an example when you failed and explain the situation before and after? Answer Question
Negotiation Details –
No negotiations were allowed as this was part of super day cum campus recruitment.
The offers for most people selected were same.
Usually negotiations are possible from role, title, and salary. They become accomdating if you have an offer from a competing big 4 firm.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Dec 2011 – Reviewed Apr 2, 2012
Interview Details – Received a screening phone call from a recruiter, which lasted about 30 minutes and was a review of my resume and my new employment desires/expectations. I was contacted a couple of weeks later by another recruiter who wanted to arrange for an on-site interview in NYC. The company provided me transportation and lodging to the interviews. The interviews began at 9am and last for three hours. During that time, i had quick, 30 minute interviews with 2 partners, 2 senior managers, and someone from HR. Interviews basically consisted of my elevator speech, my previous education/employment history, and what I am looking for in employment. I was contacted a few days later with results and the news that they wished to extend me an offer.
Interview Questions
- What makes you better than the next guy for this position? Answer Question
- Why this company and not someone else? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Did not negotiate; offer exceeded expectations.
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