EY Mock Interview

Practice 30 EY interview questions covering values, case studies, and competency scenarios.

Question 3 of 30

Tell me about yourself.

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There's no right or wrong answer to this question. Your interviewer simply wants to get to know you as a person and as a professional. It can often serve as an icebreaker. But the opportunity here is to put your best foot forward and deliver your elevator pitch as to how you are the right fit for this job, and how it is the right fit for you while showcasing your personality as you communicate your message. The more confident you are, the stronger your performance will be. The confidence that you project to your interviewer will carry over to your expertise.

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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.

While researching EY's careers site, you'll find advice they offer their candidates, such as for you to "Be yourself and let's explore how we can make a bigger impact, together. Be succinct. Think about what you want to tell us about yourself, relevant work experience, and your view on current market trends and sector developments. We want to get to know you as an individual and discover your strengths and everything that makes you unique. Focus on the past, present and the future. Think of a few sentences describing your professional persona on a timeline. Mention your background and give a brief summary of your previous experiences, then explain your current employment situation and briefly explain the why are you interested in the role. Close your pitch by sharing your general career aspirations and how the role can help you achieve them."

Samantha Brown

"I went to school to earn my degree in widget science and graduated at the top of my class. I landed an internship with ACME Corp, which then turned into a full-time job. I have pursued and been rewarded with a few advancement opportunities in the company, but I feel my career is no longer moving at the velocity I would prefer, nor are there the right opportunities in the right direction for my career. So I started exploring, and in my job search I found EY Global which really felt like the right fit for me, so I am ready to do all it takes to try to earn a position with the company."

Samantha Brown

Here's some more advice from the EY careers website, "Do not try to exploit this question and squeeze in too many facts and information. You may feel tempted to say more about your previous roles or motivation, but be sure that the interviewer has separate questions on hand to explore this, so leave the rest to the later part of the interview. Finish with a question (Optional, but this is a nice conversation starter to continue the next part of the interview). After responding, finish by asking the interviewers if there are questions on what you have shared or if there is anything that they may wish to know more."

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30EY Interview Questions & Answers

Experience

1.What are the top 3 skills you have acquired in your last role?

Teamwork

2.How do you go about building and maintaining relationships in the workplace?

Accomplishment

3.Tell me about yourself.

Ask The Interviewer

4.What questions do you have?

Leadership

5.How would you describe your leadership style?

Adaptability

6.Would you be interested in traveling or transferring to another location?

Career Goals

7.Describe your ideal working environment.

Career Goals

8.What motivates you on the job?

Accomplishment

9.Tell me about a recent accomplishment you're proud of.

Teamwork

10.What key elements would you say help you create high-performing teams?

Career Goals

11.Why are you looking for a job?

Adaptability

12.What initial hurdles do you anticipate in your first weeks on the job?

13.How would your coworkers describe you?

Problem Solving

14.When the unexpected occurs, how do you go about prioritizing multiple demands at the same time?

Compatibility

15.What would you say is your personal brand?

16.How do you cope with stress?

17.How do you balance your personal and professional life?

Education

18.How do you stay up to date in your field?

Adaptability

19.How adaptable would you say you are to learning new systems and quickly getting up to speed?

Career Goals

20.Where would you like to take your career in the next five years?

Diversity

21.What is your experience working in a diverse and inclusive environment?

Leadership

22.Tell me about the last time you took the lead.

Leadership

23.Describe a time when your leadership was challenged.

Experience

24.What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness?

Compatibility

25.What does professional integrity mean to you?

Problem Solving

26.How do you approach having to make a decision without all the information you need on hand?

Teamwork

27.Describe a time you contributed meaningfully to your team's resilience.

Career Goals

28.How do you approach learning new skills?

Communication

29.Discuss how you approach explaining complex ideas in simple terms.

Career Goals

EY Mock Interview

Tell me about yourself.

30EY Interview Questions & Answers

1.What are the top 3 skills you have acquired in your last role?

2.How do you go about building and maintaining relationships in the workplace?

3.Tell me about yourself.

4.What questions do you have?

5.How would you describe your leadership style?

6.Would you be interested in traveling or transferring to another location?

7.Describe your ideal working environment.

8.What motivates you on the job?

9.Tell me about a recent accomplishment you're proud of.

10.What key elements would you say help you create high-performing teams?

11.Why are you looking for a job?

12.What initial hurdles do you anticipate in your first weeks on the job?

13.How would your coworkers describe you?

14.When the unexpected occurs, how do you go about prioritizing multiple demands at the same time?

15.What would you say is your personal brand?

16.How do you cope with stress?

17.How do you balance your personal and professional life?

18.How do you stay up to date in your field?

19.How adaptable would you say you are to learning new systems and quickly getting up to speed?

20.Where would you like to take your career in the next five years?

21.What is your experience working in a diverse and inclusive environment?

22.Tell me about the last time you took the lead.

23.Describe a time when your leadership was challenged.

24.What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness?

25.What does professional integrity mean to you?

26.How do you approach having to make a decision without all the information you need on hand?

27.Describe a time you contributed meaningfully to your team's resilience.

28.How do you approach learning new skills?

29.Discuss how you approach explaining complex ideas in simple terms.

30.Why do you want to work for EY?