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Updated Jan 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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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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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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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Sep 7, 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 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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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Aug 12, 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 Apr 2011 (took 6 weeks)
The second round on site interview lasted 3 hours and interviewed by 4 people from senior consultant to partner. The tech questions are very tricky and mathematical.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Jul 31, 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 Mar 2011 (took a day)
The interview consisted of 1 on 1 interviews each 45 hour long with 2 Principals and a Sr. Manager. When interviewing I like to ask each person I interview with about the culture to make sure it is consistant and fits with what I am looking for. It was consistant with each person I interviewed with. They were all very nice and not full of them selves which is sometimes what you find at organizations with similar reputations. I received feedback fairly quickly.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted May 15, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took 1+ week)
I applied through the company website. I got a call from recruiter within 3 days (on a tuesday). She interviewed me over th phone for 30 minutes. Later she scheduled an interview with a senior manager day after (on a Thursday), which was followed by series of 1:1 interview with partners and principals (on a friday). Total 8 interviews (2 Phone + 6 1:1). Later I was informed on Wednesday next week that the interviewers liked me. they wanted to make an offer. After almost 2 weeks actual offer was made. later they started the Background investigation and rest of the formalities. Interview was more about how well I could sell my resume to them than a pure technical one.
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I was quite happy with the offer, I did not try to negotiate.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Apr 25, 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 Feb 2011 in New Delhi (India) (took 2 weeks)
I came from Industry background and not much of prior consulting experience. I was interviewed by 4 different people, 2 partners and 2 directors at EY in Delhi. I guess they wanted to make sure that I can take up the role of being a subject matter expert in the advisory services.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Apr 9, 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 Mar 2011 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil) (took a day)
Received an email from E&Y and then scheduled an interview. The interview lasted 3 hours and consisted of multiple one-on-one and panel interviews with members of the team.
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Negotiation Details
Yes. Negotiation is done primarily over email and decisions are made at the partner level. Remember that negotiating the signing bonus is always easier than the monthly salary, but the monthly salary is your base for all raises and salary increases.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Mar 9, 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 Jun 2010 in Dallas, TX (took 6+ weeks)
Phone screen by HR, tech screen by Senior Manager, one on one interviews with 4 parters/senior managers
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Negotiation Details
Negotiated a higher signing bonus which was actually used for relocation
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Feb 24, 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 Jun 2009 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 months)
Great positive experience with E&Y. I did not get the offer but was 1 of 2 finalists for the position
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young
Posted Feb 24, 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 Oct 2010 in Houston, TX (took a day)
Very professional. Treated the interviewees very well.
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Negotiation Details
Did not need to negotiate. Salary was above average
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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