EY Intern Tax interview questions

After requesting an interview through my university's career services, I was selected and scheduled for an interview 3 weeks later. E&Y conducted roughly 20 interviews on campus to fill a limited number of spring and summer internships. Questions were solely behavioral. The recruiter who interviewed me was very laid back and asked easy questions; some of my classmates reported "off-the-wall" questions, though.

I received an internship offer after attending the firm's Summer Leadership Program (SLP). I initially began networking with recruiters from the firm during a "Meet the Firms" career fair event for accounting majors. I applied for their SLP program after learning about it at the event. I was also invited to mixer/dinner by the firm's recruiters. After the dinner, I was invited to the SLP. The SLP was a two-and-a-half day event, during which candidates had a chance to network with professionals at the firm. There were a number of team-building type exercises; presentations by various staff, managers, and partners; games; and a lot of good food. The final half-day of the program candidates participated in three, back-to-back, one-hour interviews. My interviews were with a manager, senior-manager, and partner. The interview with the partner was very laid back. The other interviews were a little more conventional. I was asked typical questions you would expect for an entry-level public accounting position: why do you want to work here, why do you want to work in public accounting, behavioral questions aimed at determining leadership abilities, abilities to work in groups and under pressure, etc. A few hours after my last interview the partner who interviewed me called and offered me an internship for the following summer. Competition for Big 4 internships is pretty stiff. I had a 4.0 GPA, held a leadership position in an accounting organization on campus, and prepared well for the interview, so I my experience might be a little atypical. My best advice for getting the internship you want is to keep your GPA high, get involved in some organization, attend as many networking events as you can, and take advantage of whatever services your school's career office provides. Good luck, everyone. I hope this was helpful!