I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at EY (Bengaluru) in Oct 2014
Interview
1st round was communication round 'pick n speak'. Pick a topic & speak for 1 min.
2nd apti- In that 1 email writing followed by aptitude test consisting of three sections Finance+apti, Logical Reasoning & Verbal ability. Each section consist of 20 Qs total 70 mins test. 1st you will be given Email writing for 10 mins, then finance+ Apti Qs. for 20 mins, Then LR & VA. After every 20 mins HR will take 1 section Qs. & gives Qs. for next section.
3rd -HR round just a casual talk about yourself
4th- The most trickiest round Technical round. Be prepare with everything you have read from PUC till your masters. from gross profit, credit rating, income statement, derivatives & swaps. every thing u have studied in finance & accounts.
5th- Interview with manager thats easy just normal talk about your goals, why EY why Tax?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
on Credit rating, entries from trading a/c to B/S
, Derivatives, Swaps & its process, Debentures bond What is YTM ? & Factoring etc
Questions were
NPV or IRR which one you prefer.
Whats the diff b/w EBIT & Gross Profit.
What is YTM
Diff b/w Debentures & loan
What are Derivative, types of derivatives
What do u understand by Factoring
what are credit ratings
Effects of low credit rating
whats are Swaps
How swaps work
Draw an Income statement.
Diff b/w bill of lading & Invoice. &
Some Journal entries on EMI, Bad debts recovered, Fixed asset sold for more then the BV etc
The interview process was smooth. They initially asked basic questions and then gradually moved to more complicated, real-world questions. Overall, it was manageable. The HR round was also easy. Before the interviews, you had to complete the EY online assessment, which included grammar-related questions.
Aptitude test , then resume screening , then 3 rounds of interview or it could even be 2 rounds of interview depending on candidate. Also those rounds of interview would include Technical rounds and HR round which they will finally decide as per candidate’s answering skills
It was a structured one and the orientation was a structured one with pre placement talk with an online assessment and 2 rounds of interview one being technical and the other being HR round