EY Intern Mock Interview

Practice 30 EY Intern interview questions covering behavioral, case studies, and competency-based assessments.

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Tell us your story.

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Ronak DavÃ© coached, educated, and supported accounting students at Mount Royal University for 15 years. He helped graduates build their interviewing skills and techniques in preparation for job interviews with CPA firms.

Recruiters at Ernst and Young may ask this question, which is another version of 'Tell us about yourself.' This question is one of the most challenging interview questions to approach because it's open-ended. It is not easy to know where to begin and where to end!

A great place to start is to understand the reasoning behind the question. Primarily, the interviewers will use this question as an icebreaker. This question allows the interviewers to get to know you professionally and gain a glimpse into your personality and how it may be a fit for EY.

One helpful approach to forming your response is the Past, Present, Future framework.

- Past: Provide a brief overview of your educational journey.
- Present: Discuss your current situation as it relates to this internship opportunity.
- Future: Talk about your career aspirations and how this internship (and future career opportunities) fits.

Ronak DavÃ©

"(Past) Two years ago I chose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business at UCLA, where I became fascinated with corporate accounting. (Present) Since beginning university, I have maintained a GPA of 3.7 and have made the Dean's list every year. I have gained considerable confidence in my knowledge of business accounting, audits, and taxation during this time. I am now ready to pursue my career path with a Big 4 firm confidently. (Future) I am seeking a summer internship within EY, specifically within Audit. My long-term goal is to work toward my CPA designation after graduation. This internship opportunity with Ernst and Young is a terrific opportunity to leverage my career and help me achieve my goal of successfully passing my CPA exam on the first attempt. The EY mission and corporate integrity align with my core passions and personal strengths, such as inclusivity and leadership in action. It would be an honor to grow my career with this esteemed organization."

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30EY Interview Questions & Answers

Tough

1.Tell us your story.

Behavioral

2.Tell us about a time when you took on a leadership role.

Diligence

3.Talk about a fascinating topic you have been following recently.

Career Goals

4.What are your career goals after you obtain your CPA?

Behavioral

5.Tell us about a time you showed empathy to others.

Stress

6.How do you handle stress at school?

Behavioral

7.Talk about a time you had a conflict with a team member and what you did to resolve it.

Career Goals

8.Why did you choose Audit over Tax?

Diligence

9.How do you prioritize multiple tasks when they all seem urgent?

Scenario Based

10.Talk about a time when you had to convince someone that your idea was best. How did you get the person to agree?

Behavioral

11.Tell us about a time when you received constructive feedback. How did you respond?

Career Goals

12.Why do you want to start your career with EY?

Diligence

13.Tell us about a time when you went out of your way to help someone.

Behavioral

14.Tell us about a time when you were in danger of missing a deadline. What did you do?

Honesty

15.When have you shown great integrity?

Education

16.Why did you choose the university you are attending, and are you satisfied with your decision so far?

Behavioral

17.Tell us about a time when you had to adapt to significant change. How did you cope?

Accomplishment

18.Talk about your most outstanding personal achievement.

Problem Solving

19.When faced with a problem, how do you respond?

Diversity and Inclusion

20.What does inclusion mean to you?

Communication

21.Walk us through your experience interacting with senior executives at EY or other organizations.

Personal

22.Do you have an interest in participating in the EY Challenge?

Personal

23.What did you gain from participating in EY's Emerging Leaders Program?

Ask The Interviewer

24.What questions do you have for us?

Compatibility

25.EY hires thousands of college students every year for our internship and entry-level positions. Why should we choose you?

Competency

26.If chosen for an EY client-serving internship, you will gain exposure to our business and world-class clients. Talk about one strength you are excited to bring to our teams and clients.

Education

27.EY chooses interns from a broad base of educational majors. How will your education and knowledge benefit EY?

Diversity & Inclusion

28.What will you do today to build a better working world?

Direct

29.What did you find most interesting when you visited the EY Newsroom?

Job Satisfaction

EY Intern Mock Interview

Tell us your story.

30EY Interview Questions & Answers

1.Tell us your story.

2.Tell us about a time when you took on a leadership role.

3.Talk about a fascinating topic you have been following recently.

4.What are your career goals after you obtain your CPA?

5.Tell us about a time you showed empathy to others.

6.How do you handle stress at school?

7.Talk about a time you had a conflict with a team member and what you did to resolve it.

8.Why did you choose Audit over Tax?

9.How do you prioritize multiple tasks when they all seem urgent?

10.Talk about a time when you had to convince someone that your idea was best. How did you get the person to agree?

11.Tell us about a time when you received constructive feedback. How did you respond?

12.Why do you want to start your career with EY?

13.Tell us about a time when you went out of your way to help someone.

14.Tell us about a time when you were in danger of missing a deadline. What did you do?

15.When have you shown great integrity?

16.Why did you choose the university you are attending, and are you satisfied with your decision so far?

17.Tell us about a time when you had to adapt to significant change. How did you cope?

18.Talk about your most outstanding personal achievement.

19.When faced with a problem, how do you respond?

20.What does inclusion mean to you?

21.Walk us through your experience interacting with senior executives at EY or other organizations.

22.Do you have an interest in participating in the EY Challenge?

23.What did you gain from participating in EY's Emerging Leaders Program?

24.What questions do you have for us?

25.EY hires thousands of college students every year for our internship and entry-level positions. Why should we choose you?

26.If chosen for an EY client-serving internship, you will gain exposure to our business and world-class clients. Talk about one strength you are excited to bring to our teams and clients.

27.EY chooses interns from a broad base of educational majors. How will your education and knowledge benefit EY?

28.What will you do today to build a better working world?

29.What did you find most interesting when you visited the EY Newsroom?

30.What do you expect to encounter as a busy season EY Intern?