Audit Staff 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audit Staff roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EY overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EY as a Audit Staff according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at EY (New York, NY) in Sep 2010
Interview
I applied through my school and received an email saying they would like to schedule an on-campus interview. I interviewed with an audit partner. The interview itself was not at all formal. He did not ask me any questions until the end where he asked if I had any questions. For most of the interview we just talked about our interests i.e. cooking and the news. The interview was very relaxed and again no behavioral questions or any questions really were asked. I cannot say this is how it is for other interviewers, but my interviewer approached it from this angle. A week later, I received an email invitation to attend superday.
Superday consisted of a presentation (ask a question!!!!!), a small ice breaker with a partner (answer his/her question!!!!) and then a series of two interviews with a partner and a manager. The partner had a less structured approach (talked about interests and how i dealt with STRESS) to the interview and it went about 25 minutes over the 30 minutes allotted (total 55 minutes) and then I had a much more structured interview with a manager... basic behavioral questions.
Then we had lunch with my host, the other candidate and another host-group.
To summarize, be yourself, ask questions, dress smart and be friendly! Superday was actually a lot of fun.
The partners, the manager, and the hosts were all great!
The process took 2 days. I interviewed at EY (Dallas, TX) in May 2010
Interview
I was taken out to Dinner the first evening to meet some members of the audit staff, and given the opportunity to ask specific details about the office and the partners of the office.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at EY (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2008
Interview
On-campus Process:
Application consists of a resume and cover page; however, the cover page follows a prescribed form that doesn't allow very much freedom to choose content.
First Round: Pre-interview dinner the night before, includes all applicants from the same school for the same position. 1 on 1 interview the next day with a manager or higher ranked individual (oftentimes a partner).
Second Round: All candidates are invited to the office for a "superday" involving three 1 on 1 interviews, lunch with 2-3 applications and 2-3 EY staff or seniors.
Notification: Candidates who are offered a position receive a phone call within 24-48 hours. Rejected candidiates receive an email within 7-10 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical behavioural questions, review the Big 4's recruiting websites for examples.