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Updated Feb 13, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took a day)

Met with at a career fair
Two 30 minute interview, personality based and some standard questions

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Describe a time when you worked in a group and failed the other members or made a mistake.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.

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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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Why accounting

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what are your grades like in accounting

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No negotiation

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in New York, NY (took 1 week)

Applied through my university and got the first-round interview. One on one where she asked me about things on my resume, mostly. Was asked to come back for second-round "super day." Each interviewee was assigned their own E&Y associate to guide them to their 2 interviews. First interview of the day was much like the on-campus one. About half an hour long. Then the 2nd interview involved more behavioral questions. After that, the company takes you out to a nice lunch, which was the best part of the day : )

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Describe a situation where you were unable to complete an assignment your boss or teacher gave you, and how you handled it

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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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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)

They have a 1:1 interview. Behavioral, no inherent technical's. The interview is conducted by a Director level consultant from the firm. Fairly friendly in nature. Focused primarily on my resume and asked for me to explain my experiences. They are looking for people that fit their culture more than know any specific material.

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Why do you want to be a consultant?

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Tell me about yourself

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 2 weeks)

Overall interview process was smooth and got completed in about 2 weeks.

One telephonic and 3 face to face rounds were there. Questions were primarily based on resume and past experience, business challenges and issues that you have worked on.

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Describe end to end life cycle for the projects you have worked on? Which modules? and Then at times they went inside in couple of related modules? overall focussed towards the business issues and challenges handled.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jun 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)

I was contacted by a recruiter who asked me some basic questions such as what type of career I was interested in (nothing intimidating). When I mentioned that I was interested in audit he said he would like to bring me in for an interview. The total phone interview was maybe 15min long. The in office interviews consisted of meeting with 2 managers and a partner. One manager actually interviewed me and asked me questions, the other manager basically tried to sell the firm to me. The partner tried to sell the firm as well. The toughest question I got was regarding why I wanted to leave my current position and why I hadn't started in audit in the first place (I was an experienced hire). My interview experience might be a little different because the firm is really in need of staff at the moment and are looking to hire 2,000 people nationwide. It was a very "painless" interview process. The time it took from when I first spoke to EY and when I had an offer in hand was about 1.5 weeks (although they told me about 3 days after the interview that they would be extending an offer). After the offer was made they ran a background check on me and I started working there about a month later.

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What qualities do you have for this job?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 3 months)

There is a case interview round. Typically, a 3 page case with some tables as requirements followed by about 5 questions.

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What are they platform requirements for a mobile application

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Skills Test.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in New York, NY (took 4+ weeks)

Applied for interview through On-Campus Recruiting. First round was one interview on campus with a partner from the tax practice. Partner spoke a majority of the time about himself. Asked 2 simple questions. Tell me about yourself and why accounting/tax. Interview took place at the end of Sept and took bout 4 weeks to hear back.

Round 2 consisted of 2 interviews at their office. Met with a senior manager and partner. Interview with partner was more laid back and more conversational rather then question after question. Interview with senior manager was a bit more intense because he seemed to be one of those guys who takes everything too serious. Majority of questions were asked based off a past internship I had. This interview took place mid Nov and got my offer 6 days after my interview.