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Updated Dec 10, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Dec 10, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in New York, NY (took 4+ weeks)
Got the interview by applying through my campus career services website. Had a 1st round on-campus interview and was invited to go to the city for an office visit. I had 2 interviews at the office and went out to lunch with a host. very friendly staff, very relaxed environment, interviews were mostly conversational.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Nov 29, 2011
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 months)
Applied through school career service and got an on-campus interview weeks after. Invited to an E&Y Superday few days after the first interview, and the visit was scheduled at the 5 Time Square address. The Superday started with a overview of E&Y and the interviews were way easier than I thought, two 30-min sections with a partner and a senior manager. Both asked me to tell a story about myself. No behavioral question, no brain teaser, no group case, no writing sample. Nice lunch with an assurance staff and filled in an info sheet to close that day. Got a call from the recruiter two weeks later (horrible two weeks for me) and took me another two weeks to receive my offer letter in mail.
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Tried but cannot
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Nov 9, 2011
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in McLean, VA (took 3 weeks)
- 1:1 30 minutes on campus interview, talk about goals and experiences, just trying to find fit.
- Half day office visit, hear presentations, office tour, two 1:1 30 minute interviews with manager and partner. Very easy going, talk about goals, past experiences, and why you would be a good fit.
- Be relaxed, they just want to see if you are someone they could spend 60 hours a week working with.
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No negotiations.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 days)
I interviewed first on campus with a Senior Manager who traveled to school from the office. After successfully getting through first round, I traveled to the city to complete the second round. Second round consisted of a full day beginning with breakfast and presentations. Each potential candidate then interviewed with two employees. For me, my interviewers were a senior manager and a very well-known partner. I was called the next day with the good news of my offer.
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The most significant thing I was able to negotiate was being able to go back to school for my masters year with the offer signed and settled.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Oct 25, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
Everyone I dealt with was extremely nice, I got a really good sense of work culture from them. There was a "pre-night" interview which consisted of appetizers and drinks where you can mingle with other candidates and E&Y employees. The interview was all behavioral based, focused a lot on previous experience and leadership roles.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Mar 14, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in McLean, VA (took a day)
The office visit is basically a dinner the night before, and then three interviews the next morning. Your goal throughout the entire thing is to let your social skills shine. We already know you can handle the job academically, but the recruiters want to be look at you and know instantly that they could trust you to make a good impression on clients. So, just concentrate on having fun, interesting conversations with the people you meet (EY personnel or other candidates). Remember - everyone is nervous. Be the one who is not afraid to step outside your comfort zone.
At the dinner, my advice is to at some point meet and get some information about the people you'll be interviewing the next day. You don't have to meet them for a long time, but just make sure that you've left a positive impression that you can build on at the interview the next day. Also, remember that the dinner is about 3 hours in length. Be prepared for basic questions about yourself (where you go to school, what you do for fun, anything interesting you've done recently or in your near future). Remember to smile and be social.
The next morning, you'll meet your "buddy" (a 1st or 2nd year staff at EY) and have breakfast with everyone. EY will give a few presentations (~1.5 hours) and then it's time to do interviews. At the interviews, my goal is always to make it just like a conversation. Try to find interesting things you have in common with your interviewer and talk about those, instead of talking about the interview questions. Finally, after all the interviews, you'll go to lunch with your buddy. This is your last chance to make a lasting impression. Remember - the buddies might give feedback to the recruiters about you, so you want to become as friendly as possible with your buddy so that they say a lot of good things.
Other than that, I just wish you luck. There's a lot of competition, but if you do your best at having good conversations and making positive impressions, you'll have a good shot.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Oct 6, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
Just met with couple of their employees off campus and built relationship. Later I tailored my resume and cover letter to what they were looking for. Once I got the interview, I did a lot of mock interviews with friends and advisor so I was ready going in. I think practice makes perfect!
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Sep 27, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 2 days)
In house interview, including a presentation about the company. 3-45 minute interviews with various levels of management including a partner. lots of behavioral and goal oriented questions.
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Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young
Posted Aug 14, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 2 months)
it was three staged process, first stage we took skills exam where we were checked on the fluency in English, knowledge in accounting, and writing skills. in the second stage, we were interviewed by the senior and management staff, where they assess the team spirit and technical issues that i may have in the company, in the last third stage i got interviewed by the managing partner who mostly questioned on the fitness to the company
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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