Associate Audit applicants have rated the interview process at EY with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at EY (Kyiv, ) in Jun 2012
Interview
I applied for the position online just after my graduation in 2012.
EY has 4 stages of staff hiring:
1. Tests (numerical & verbal reasoning, English - multiple choice via computer, accounting - multiple choice + calculation on paper).
2. Interview with HR.
3. Interview with manager (the most important stage, when basically whether you will be hired is decided).
4. Interview with partner.
The whole process of hiring is very long - it can take up to 4 months.
I successfully pass the first two stages. My test results were not outstanding, but it is not so important, because how you act on interview is essential. On my second interview I was nervous, and could not crack some numbers. Also, I refuse to change my mind in relation to one behavioral question, although interviewers gave me hints that they expect different answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First interview
Standard HR questions like your plans for the 5, 10 years, strengths and weaknesses, communication skills etc.
Second interview
Some specific questions related to accounting - like depreciation, assets' revaluation, cost of sales etc. - and behavioral questions:
1. Describe how will you act in case you are sure that your team leader is mistaken, and refuse to admit it? Whether you will contact someone higher in a hierarchy or try to deal with it directly inside your team?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at EY in Apr 2016
Interview
Did phone interview about two weeks after online application. After a week, they call again to arrange for interview with a senior manager.
Face to face interview was very casual and relaxing. Basically it's a time for them to get to know you and you to get to know them.
Interviewer basically only asked three questions. After that was just a chit chat session and along they way interviewer will ask a few more related to the topic you were discussing.
No hard to answer or technical questions were asked. But it helps a lot to research on the company and say a few things about the company during the conversation. Also it's important to send a thank you email to the interviewer after the session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your past achievements within a one to two years period? What challenges have you encountered? How did you overcome them?
I applied through college career service website. First round interview was on campus and lasted about half an hour. Second round interview was on-site at the office. Three 30 minutes back-to-back interview with partners and senior managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you deal with multiple tasks at the same time? What's your biggest strength and weakness?