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Updated Jan 26, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Houston, TX (took 4+ weeks)
It was pretty easy. i had a phone interview.then i was called in for an office visit..then i received a call the next day that i have been made an offer.
The people at the houston office are really nice and calm its definately a place i would want to work
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Oct 4, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Saint Louis, MO (took 4 months)
Had a phone interview over all it was good a alot of behavioral questions nothing to extreme. Will be attending the last interview soon.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Sep 22, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Berlin, Berlin (Germany) (took a day)
I applied online to Ernst & Young in Berlin, Germany. I was contacted via email a few weeks later and was told that they were interested in me. They then set up a day to interview with me. It was a single interview where both an HR person and an Assurance Manager.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Sep 17, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 3 weeks)
1 on-campus interview with a partner who is realy nice. Then fly to Chicago for office visit with 1:1 relationship host.
had 3 1:1 interview with 3 senior managers which were based on different aspects, leadership, termwork and overall experience. Be yourself and be prepared for behavioral questions such as tell me a time you work as a team or how you present your leadership
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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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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Jun 5, 2011 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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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 Oct 2009 in Los Angeles, CA (took 1+ week)
The interview process for an audit internship revolves around behavioral interviews. There were a set of 3 interviews -- the first of which was a phone interview - casual and basically a screening process for the on campus interview. EY heavily recruits out of my school, which made the set up process for the interviews very easy. During the on campus interview, they went over the content of my resume and discussed my intentions with public accounting. The in house interview involved a series of 3 interviews of 45 minutes each -- with a senior/manager, senior manager and a partner. Each of my interviews involved behavioral questions in how I responded under pressure, my ability to work with teams, etc. I asked a lot of questions during my interviews and I believe that led them to believe I was interested and excited about the position.
Having now been involved with the recruiting process on the other end, what I think EY looks most for in an audit candidate include:
- strong command of English (unless recruiting for a language specialized division of EY)
- examples of the ability to work well in teams
- strong interest in the public accounting field
- humble, yet confident presence
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Negotiation Details
As an intern or a new hire there is no room for negotiation. As an experienced hire (senior position and above) there is significant room for negotiation, as there is a huge demand for effective seniors. This is especially true for candidates coming from other Big 4 firms.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Apr 27, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Auckland (New Zealand) (took a day)
I met Ernst and Young at the university careers fair in March 2011. They seemed reasonably friendly. However, the person who I talked to in Assurance seemed a little vague to me about what she does there.
The next day I submitted my online application form to Ernst and Young. About two weeks later, I received a call from one of their HR staff, inviting me to come in for a whole day assessment day in April.
The HR staff were friendly to me, which was positive. They also requested that I take a psychometric test prior to the assessment day, which meant getting it out of the way. It consisted of ability testing and a personality test etc.
I arrived at the Ernst and Young office, feeling nervous. It was also a terrible day - cold and wet. Thankfully, everyone seemed friendly when I arrived and all the applicants had to put their name tags on.
First up for me was a 45 minute behavioural-based interview - two people asked me plenty of probing questions like "Tell me how you have managed conflict?" etc.
After the interview, everyone had lunch and I got to meet some more EY staff, who seemed nice.
After that, I got taken with my group for an office tour, which pretty cool - the graduates were friendly and down-to-earth.
Lastly, was a group assessment which involved discussing a case study. I went alright, and there was no conflict.
At the end of the day, we got invited to come in for some office drinks and mingled once again.
Two days later, I received a call from one of my interviewers saying that I had come up short, which was unfortunate and demoralising at the time. She told me I needed to be more specific and make eye contact, plus a few more things. Overall, the experience was positive, as I learned from what the interviewer had tole me. However, I thought some comments were a little harsh - but if they say it, then you know that you need to address that.
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The interview consisted of a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Mar 5, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
Applied through my school and had an on-campus interview (1:1). Pretty standard behavioral interview, nothing fancy. Made it to 2nd round in NY and had two 1:1 interviews with a manager and partner. All very nice people. Still, only behaviorals. Went out to lunch with staff members and was treated to a sushi lunch (on their tab of course). Great day overall. Got the offer two days later and accepted.
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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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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Feb 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
Interviewer is nice, and we just discussed about our resume and former experiences. Interview lasted for 30 minutes.
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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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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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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 Nov 2010 in Boston, MA (took 3 weeks)
EY has extremely nice and helpful employees. During the first interview, the interviewer gave me not so difficult questions but if you are not careful, the interview will become you asking questions and interviewer answering them. EY is very quick at giving back result of the interview, unlike other 3 acct. firms, I received my result 1-2 days later. Tips for interview: be yourself!!! i cannot stress this enough. They can tell when your answers are script or you are being fake.
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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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Audit Intern at Ernst & Young
Posted Nov 1, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 3 weeks)
Interview was not daunting as the interviewer was pleasant. Most questions relate to extra curricular activities outside of study, previous working experience and a typical question on strengths and weaknesses.
Look confident and be certain of the qualities you put in your resume, as the interviewer will likely drill into the finer details.
However, always remember that the culture described by the interviewer usually sounds better than the actual culture, which you will only know when you work there or consult people who are working there.
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Negotiation Details
It is a good experience, especially if applying for internship. Otherwise, might need to consider seriously if deciding to take up as a full-time job.
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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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