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Ernst & Young
3.5 of 5 2,728 reviews
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Ernst & Young Reviews

Updated Jun 16, 2013
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3.5 2,728 reviews

                             

92% Approve of the CEO

Ernst & Young Chairman and CEO Jim Turley

Jim Turley

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78% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Been working with the firm for an year

Tax Analyst (Current Employee)

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

ProsCoworkers and management is very friendly and motivating.
Great pay and benefits

ConsLong hours, travel. Minimal work-life balance

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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EY is a good place to get polish but lacks real life experience.

Manager - Risk Services (Former Employee)
San Francisco, CA

I worked at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 7 years

Pros- Great polish and learning because of volume of clients.

Cons- Talet is restricted to people who advise, but do not have real experience executing.

Advice to Senior ManagementHire top notch folks from industry to help you deliver.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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People first culture below senior manager

Senior Manager (Former Employee)
San Francisco, CA

I worked at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat training, good people, great office

ConsPoor advisory leadership and no partner slots

Advice to Senior ManagementMake partners from senior managers not direct admits

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Worked with highly motivated and intelligent coworkers and learned how to plan and execute quality audits.

Senior Auditor (Current Employee)
Dallas, TX

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

ProsA lot of career advancement opportunities, the ability to work with senior management on a frequent basis, and the opportunity to work in an array of different industries with having very little prior work experience.

ConsVery long hours during busy season. You might be assigned to several "busy season" clients in a row and will not have a break from constant stress for quite a significant amount of time. Also, the technology the firm uses is outdated (i.e. - specifically the e-mail server they use).

Advice to Senior ManagementRecognize its people for their contributions, provide employees the ability to choose an industry related to their individual interests (i.e. - on audit side) and hire more people for busy season months.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Very Professional Organziation

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)
Secaucus, NJ

I worked at Ernst & Young full-time

ProsVery professional environment. Work is thoroughly done, approached in a well disciplined and appropriate manner. Good programs for work life balance . Very strong benefits but the pay is usually average although more or less competitive. You can learn a lot working here and it is a respect based environment.

ConsMore than most places, EY can be a highly political environment. If new, you will need a mentor to understand the culture.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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EY is a great place to work with a great corporate culture.

Business Advisory Program Staff I (Current Employee)
New York, NY

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

ProsYou work with intelligent people that you wouldn't mind hanging out with on the weekend

ConsAt a staff level there is not much content learning going on. Some times it feels like you should have started in industry so that you actually have knowledge to advise with. It seems like the company is growing faster every year. Its hard to keep a culture with such extreme growth

Advice to Senior ManagementInvest more in educating your staff on the content in which they are working on!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great place to start a career

Senior Associate (Current Employee)
Redwood City, CA

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 3 years

Pros-Work with all kinds of different people in teaming environments--a lot of great people to work with
-Great educational resources to learn about accounting topics
-Surprisingly, can be flexible during non-busy times
-Help you to get a CPA and resume builder for the future

Cons-Long hours
-Tedious and administrative work can be a big part of the job
-Hierarchical structure
-Answers to the PCAOB, which is constantly coming out with new guidance

Advice to Senior ManagementBring in more qualified individuals to shoulder the burden. Recent experienced hires have not been very helpful. May need to be willing to pay more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Senior Associate (Current Employee)
Tampa, FL

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

ProsOpportunity to get experience in various fields

ConsWork / life balance not the best

Advice to Senior ManagementContinue to keep salaries in pace with market and hours worked

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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The people are awesome.

Audit Staff (Current Employee)
Atlanta, GA

I have been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

ProsSmart, intelligent people, with benefits and international opportunities

ConsThe long hours and multiple busy seasons

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Great people, great experience.

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Ernst & Young

ProsFirst of all, the people in Ernst and Young are great. They are kind, yet professional and they are very committed in everything they do

ConsIt is really hard to find cons. Perhaps, one con was that I had to move around many times for different clients and it can get pretty far away from home.

Advice to Senior Managementnone

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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