Ernst & Young LLP Interview Questions

419 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (99%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.9
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (85%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.6
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (99%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Ernst & Young LLP

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Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Nicosia
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Tax
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Assurance
Location Jakarta
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2024
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Audit
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Tax
Location Mannheim
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Risk Management
Location Indianapolis
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2024
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Consulting
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Bangalore
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Bangalore
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Accounting
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Ernst & Young LLP Examples

Summer Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Nicosia
Interviewed: April 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied online. After a CV screen I went through a virtual interview. Interview was very chill as the person interviewing me went to my university. Also asked about what modelling skills I had, why I wanted to join the team and a few technical questions etc.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to join the SaT team?

What modelling skills have you learnt from university?

Discover EY - Tax Interview - Tax

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: January 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
HireView/Video interview, basic questions inc.:
Why EY
Tell me about yourself
How do you stay organised when working on multiple projects
Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone’s point of view and how you managed that.
Tell me about a time you stepped up as a leader.
Interview Questions
Tell me how you explain concepts in simple terms
Also asked why x location?

intern Interview - Assurance

Anonymous employee in Jakarta
Interviewed: January 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
positive interview, all went smoothly and HR really help the most out of it. The user interview was also great, friendly people
Interview Questions
5 years expectation in the company. unexpected considering this is still an intern position

Audit summer intern Interview - Audit

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: July 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two back to back behavioral interviews, one with an associate the other with an MD. Very straightforward behaviorals, a lot of tell me about a time questions
Interview Questions
Nothing was super difficult

intern Tax Interview - Tax

Anonymous employee in Mannheim
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
After a Workshop i sent an Email out to the Partner wanting to learn more about the topic it being Tax. We then had a call and discussed the option of me starting there as an intern. I accepted he talked to HR and cleared everything.
Interview Questions
It was more of a conversation I was not asked any standard interview questions or brain teaser

Risk Intern Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Indianapolis
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Networked with some on campus recruiters as well as alum. Applied only after talking to the campus recruiter. Got the interview for first round there. Had the second round which was the same thing. Got the offer.
Interview Questions
How do you include diversity in the workplace?
How do you keep up with current market trends?

Staff 1 Interview - Consulting

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Pretty Easy - I had a Behavioral interview and then they reached out to schedule a Case Interview a week later. 2 weeks later got an offer.
Interview Questions
How would I migigate IRR risk?

Associate Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous employee in Bangalore
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two case study rounds and one HR round of HR. Guestimates, market sizing questions to test the analytical skills
Interview Questions
No.of hospitals in India

Associate Interview - Accounting

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview was all behavioral with a focus on my past internship. Asked a lot of situation based questions and a tell me about a time when you questions. Overall standard process.
Interview Questions
Why our group vs another Big 4. Should do research on how EY stand out.

Market Strategy & Analytics Intern Interview - Business Development

Anonymous employee in Seoul
Interviewed: May 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Got a phone call from recruiter to process with virtual interview with two managers 3 weeks after application submission. After interview, it took 3 weeks to hear back.
Interview Questions
Are you good at using Excel? Why do you think so?
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