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Updated May 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took 4+ weeks)

I thought that the people and culture were genuine. I felt as though I was welcomed by everyone and the office culture is definitely more work-balance oriented.

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Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult person/co-worker.

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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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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

I applied online through my college career center website and I was invited to the interview the following week. The interview was very friendly and talked even more than I did. I forgot to ask for a business card, but a week later I was offered the position.

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Tell me about yourself. (It was the first question)

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Describe your leadership experience.

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Negotiation Details

There was no negotiation.

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

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

First you are contacted through email for a campus interview. Then you are interviewed one on one with an HR representative. Afterwards, if you are selected for a second round interview, you go into the office, and are interviewed by four different employees.

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Tell me about a time when you had many deadlines coming up and the outcome

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.

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3.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

I had an on-campus interview with E&Y senior manager. She was very nice. She told me this was her first time coming to my school for the on-campus interviews. Asked me a few questions and let me ask her questions.
Overall, I think I did ok, should have done better and made more impressions on her.

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What is your weakness?

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Why do you choose Ernst & Young?

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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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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

Applied for the Emerging Leaders Program via my school's career center website. Had to submit a resume and cover letter, nothing out of the ordinary. I heard back from the recruiter a few days later letting me know that she wanted to schedule a phone interview with a manager for me.

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Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult teammate.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in East Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

Very calm interview. The interviewer wanted to know my personality and character. Nothing really technical. Just behavioral.

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What would you do to resolve a conflict within a group?

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 weeks)

I was referred by an associate of mine and after completing the online application and I was immediately contacted by the internal recruiter. She set up an interview to talk to me about my background and skill set, and shortly thereafter, another phone interview was set up with a Sr. Manager to see if my experience fit with what the practice was looking for. Interview went very well and it took about another week to get the in-house interviews set up due to the schedules of the partners and managers. I was scheduled to complete three three 1:1 interviews that turned out to be mostly behavioral and fit with the firm. I did not know what to expect from the in person interviews so I studied the entire gamut of potential scenarios i.e. case studies, behavioral questions, personality tests, etc. Overall, the interviews went very smoothly and the interviewers were both cordial and knowledgeable. Throughout the process, there was a clear focus on people development which ultimately sold me on the firm. Those interviews were completed on a Friday I received an offer as a experienced hire the following Monday.

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What drives you to be who you are?

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

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Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 6+ weeks)

Initially had a screening type interview with someone from HR. They were very nice and personable, however, I noted that they didn't really discuss the benefits so much of working at E&Y and with the specific group I was interested in (change management). It was a very surface level interview. I then had a phone interview focused on skills which they did an excellent job of diving deep and broad to uncover change management experiences, based on our conversation I was confident this individual also knew change management. Again though, the time allotted didn't really allow me an opportunity to ask questions about the company and get a feel for the team. Wasn't overly concerned because the final interviews would be another opportunity for that. Was flown out for interview with executive and a couple individuals in the group. The interviews went very deep and I got the sense were more specific to project needs rather than overall fit. Was increasingly sensing that specialization was what they were looking for, which wasn't necessarily what I was looking for. The interviews also took a turn when I realized I was there to meet only the exec in person and the other interviews would be virtual. Admittedly it turned me off that I was flown out for interviews to essentially only meet one person in-person, it gave me a sense that the interview wasn't that important to them. When I asked questions about how they differentiate themselves in the market, and how they aligned with the greater organization the answers were very immature in my opinion. For interviewers that go very deep skill and experience-wise and then to stay on the surface when asked and probed about their own company direction and that of the team, it gave me the sense that leadership wasn't really sure what their strategy was, just that they may need change management people at some point. I was also turned off to the company by the executive after he only allowed about 2 minutes for me to ask questions of him and the organization and seemed disinterested and overly hurried once we weren't talking about me and what I could do for him. Maybe E&Y is getting so many great candidates that they don't feel the need to sell the candidate themselves on why they should be excited about E&Y. Ultimately, I left without being sold on why I should join them. I give them credit though because they decided not to make an offer and I mutually agreed it was not a great fit based on the interviews, so I think they saw that culturally the team-based and collaborative consulting culture I better align with was not a good fit for how they run their business. My sense is this is a company and group that hasn't figured out how they plug back into consulting. I also got a sense that they were quite risk averse and rigid, which was the opposite of what I expected given their infancy in getting back into consulting, it was not the entrepreneurial culture I expected.

Interview Questions

Talk to me about how you've attempted to sell change management to your internal colleagues?

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The interview consisted of a Skills Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.

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4.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 4 months)

I went through 10+ interviews with various recruiters, directors, partners and peer-level employees. Most interviews were pretty casual. We'd go over my resume, skills, experience, etc. I really liked everyone. They seemed to truly love the company and their job. My advice it to just be yourself!

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Tell me something personal about yourself that you think I would find interesting.

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I want you to rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 when it comes to ______ and back that up with specifics.

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Negotiation Details

I didn't need to negotiate. The offer was excellent and you can't beat the benefits of a company like this.

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

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4.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)

Was asked a couple of behavioral question. Include interest, experience. Why you want to work in the firm. How you would handle certain situations. Hows well you work with in a group or alone. How you resolve conflicts. What do you see yourself doing in x years time. These types of questions.