I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at EY (Londra, Inghilterra) in Jun 2023
Interview
Numerical test- fairly simple Job Simulator- Very lengthy process based on solving fictitious work scenarios (writing emails, analysing charts and reports), some questions you have to rank your choices/multiple choice, and then some video recorded answers that are like hirevue format. No chance to display skills you have worked hard on in your CV, completely impersonal and very robotic. Don't understand how A Levels are relevant for grads when school leaver apprenticeships exist and university students have worked hard to build up their skills and experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your manager has misunderstood some information about a client and wants to set a meeting to discuss her findings, how would you best resolve the misunderstanding?
All the experiences with EY UK, London office recruitment have been great until the final interview, where the interviewer showed persistent discrimination and biases, manifesting in the undisguised disinterest throughout the interview, continuous engagement with the mobile phone, as well as the suspicious and ignorance of my motivation and passion for the sector no matter how detailed and concrete my answers are, consistently insisting that my degree is not right for this role and that the work the team has been doing is very boring.
Meanwhile, I have secured other way better offers in the similar sector, which means there is nothing wrong with my degree, experience and motivation. This is indeed the most discriminatory interview experience I have had throughout my job applications. I feel sorry and concerned for people working with that team with that kind of quality of leadership.
I would say, this experience with this practice, leadership at EY will be hard to forget in my long term career as a tech policymaker and regulator.
Various initial assessments leading into a general assessment day and a final interview. The assessment day was completed with a solo and group exercise and then candidates move to an hour-long interview with a partner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time where you overcame an obstacle.