Glassdoor is your free inside look at Ernst & Young interview questions and advice. All 1,173 interview reviews posted anonymously by Ernst & Young employees and interview candidates.
Ernst & Young Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 1173 Interviews
Interview Experience 1033 Ratings
Intern at Ernst & Young
No Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2013 New
Interview Details – On campus interview, dinner with employees, in-office interview
Interview Question – A managers asked for an explanation for some of my grades Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Technology Advisory Program (Intern) at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 13, 2013 New
Interview Details – I applied through on-campus recruiting. I had an initial one-on-one interview with a senior manager for about 30 minutes on campus. After this interview, I was given an online writing assessment, where I had 1 hour to write 300-500 words in response to a prompt. I then had a "Super Day" in the Ernst & Young office. This consisted of an office tour, a presentation about the company, 2 behavioral interviews, 1 case interview and lunch. The behavioral interviews were very informal and conversational, they were mainly to assess how sociable and personable you are (since the firm has a heavy emphasis on its "people culture"). The case interview was more technical, but not overly difficult.
Interview Question – The case interviewed ask about a company attempting to build a mobile app. It was not highly technical, and you were provided with a few pages of information for the case. The interviewer asked specific questions, so it was quite different from the standard management consulting case. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Did not negotiate for internship.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 11, 2013 New
Interview Details – An external recruiter identified the opportunity and assisted in the recruitment process. An initial phone interview, then in-persons with multiple leaders. Fairly quick offer followed - easy conversational style of interviewers (one over lunch, one after work at a restaurant).
Interview Question – Hired into a technical practice but had no technical training, I needed to respond to how my "generalist" skill set would drive value in the technical practice. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Early in my career I negotiated more sign-on bonus and starting salary, but other offer details were appropriate.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Audit Staff at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 11, 2013 New
Interview Details – One phone interview which consisted of some behavioral questions and other basic "tell me about yourself" type questions. After this there was a office visit which consisted of three half hour interviews with partners/managers.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work at E&Y versus other big accounting firms? Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
FIDS - Intern at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 10, 2013 New
Interview Details – Behavioral interview for the most part. They really just want to see if you are a good fit for the company.
Interview Question – Why did you choose this specific group over others within the firm? Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
ITRA Intern at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Dallas, TX Oct 2012 – Reviewed Jun 5, 2013 New
Interview Details – campus recruiting through my university. Got a office visit invitation after the on campus interview. The campus interview has a case study. Then, I had two interviews with a partner and a senior manager during the office visit.
Interview Question – After I told my interviewer a story to prove that I'm really tenacious, he asked me to give him another example to prove that I'm tenacious. It was really unexpected. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – no negotiation
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Tax Senior at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Antonio, TX Mar 2012 – Reviewed Jun 5, 2013 New
Interview Details – Came onbard as an experienced hire. Submitted my resume through a friend, and got a call for a phone interview after about one month. Passed the phone interview and went in to the local office for a second interview with 3 senior managers, one manager and a tax partner.
Interview Question – Why I wanted to leave my present employer and why I seemed to "switch jobs" often. View Answer
Negotiation Details – If you are an experienced hire, especially if you are licensed and are applying as a senior or above, definitely ask for them to increase the salary offered and ask for a signing bonus.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Intern at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Jose, CA – Reviewed Jun 5, 2013 New
Interview Details – I applied through the university, and went through about four interviews. One on campus, then three back to back interviews at the office. No one it interrogative - they want to know about you. They ask general questions, most of which you can find online but they like hearing experiences and examples.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time when you faced an ethical dilemma. Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Staff I at Ernst & Young
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Indianapolis, IN – Reviewed Jun 4, 2013
Interview Details – I had a phone interview. Later was invited to come to the office for a networking night and an all day interview. The interviews were fairly informal and I felt like I was the one leading most of the interview. It helps to do homework about the company before hand. For example I learned about their core values and the EY connect day.
Interview Question – What are your future plans? View Answer
Negotiation Details – Sent you an offer, sign it.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
Tax Staff at Ernst & Young
No Offer – Reviewed Jun 4, 2013
Interview Details – Applied through school posting. A few weeks later received e-mail to interview over phone. Standard interview questions, mostly behavioral.
Interview Question – Two weaknesses Answer Question
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Problem with this interview?
Add Employer Response
See What Ernst & Young Employees Are Saying Posted by employees
More Ernst & Young Ratings & Reviews ()
Worked for Ernst & Young? Contribute to the Community!
Add Review Add Salary Add Interview Review Add PhotosErnst & Young Photos
Interviews by Company
Salaries by Company
Flag this {0} as inappropriate
Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.
Oops!
We're sorry but your feedback didn't make it to the team. Your input is valuable to us – would you mind trying again?
The difficulty rating is the average interview difficulty rating across all interview candidates.
The interview experience is the percentage of all interview candidates that said their interview experience was positive, neutral, or negative.
Your response will be removed from the review – this cannot be undone.
