May I know what role did you applied for?

Audit associate

fresh grad? or experienced?

Fresh grad

I have no idea what questions will be asked specifically by EY as I was not from EY.
But I believe interview would be some behavioral/situational questions like how will you work in a team, ie with your seniors/managers, what will u do if xxx happens, this and that. How do you overcome challenges etc or even why do u wan to join audit

Alright thanks. Then what kind of technical questions will be asked?

how long does it take to get a reply from ey after u submit your application?

2 weeks

Not sure if u'll be asked about the recent changes to IFRS such as IFRS 15,9,16... but these are the focus areas in audit in recent years. Of course it would be good if u can illustrate the impact of covid on audit & accounting and the risk areas in that regards. This might be a little bit technical for a fresh grad but definitely a key ones for experienced hires.

Otherwise, easier questions will be on cash, fixed assets expenses etc which are easier? Not too sure tbh what are they expecting from fresh grad. I'd say they'll look at behavioural questions more. I mean usually fresh grads are not expected to know how to audit and it's always on the job learning.

Mind if i ask, are u actually prepared for audit? Do u know the stress level that u're facing and the late night hours? Are u prepared for those? This is because i've seen a lot of Gen Z/millenials these days are getting worse in terms of work ethics and expecting more on work life balanxe whoch is unfortunately not quite achievable in audit. Something i'd not appreciate either.

Usually for fresh grads what they want to gauge is how do you communicate and how react to real life situations.

Not so much technical questions, if youre a experienced hire gunning to join a specific department, then yes technical questions would be asked.

Hi can I know are big 4 still hiring? And can I know how many people are there in a team? Thank you

Number of auditors in a team depends on the client size and the budget for the audit.

Typically larger sized company (ie MNC or Shared Services) will have more than 5 auditors in a team. A small company like dormant or semi active only needs 1-2 auditors.

Could be 50 ppl or more, could be just you 1 person with your manager. Lol.

Hi, how did you apply for the position? Because currently now i did not see any vacancy for audit associate:(

I applied through their website. And I've checked it out, there is EY Graduate Programme - Assurance (Audit Associate). I'm not sure you are a fresh graduate or experienced, perhaps this may help you. And here's the link

https://eygbl.referrals.selectminds.com/stu...ssociate-182256

Good luck

Apparently it’s a 6 mths employment contract, not sure whether to accept it or not, just got a call from them.

Same goes to me. Although it's just a 6 mths contract, I think it's a good opportunity to work with one of the big 4. So I just accept the offer. Hope that you accept also, then we can become colleagues haha

Hi, congratulations on your new job. I wanna ask whether you joined EY's audit associate as a fresh graduate (with no prior experience) or experienced hire. Could u also share what questions were asked during the interview process?

Thank you in advance. I am hesitant to apply for EY because I was recently rejected by other 2 Big 4 firms (one main reason is that I have no prior experience or internship as compared to other candidates, although I have completed my degree and ACCA papers)

Job search has been harsh, especially during this pandemic.. I'm even thinking to apply for internship first just to gain experience first.

THATS GREAT!! I accepted it too thinking it’s quite a fair period to decide whether audit is suitable for me or not. Hope to see you in EY have you done your virtual interview?

I think you should try because they replied quite fast after I applied! Have only gone through the phone interview and online assessment, but not the virtual interview. Phone interview was quite chill as it is just a casual conversation with HR. Good luck!