I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at EY (Hong Kong) in Nov 2016
Interview
Recommended by a headhunter. Two rounds of interviews with hiring parter and department head. A few follow up talks with hiring partners. Basically it’s the hiring partner who made the decision.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at EY
Interview
Hiring process involved three stage interviews
1. Hiring manager
2. Technical interview and case study with Director and Senior Manager
3. Partner interview
Interviewers are friendly and encouraged an open discussion from the interviewee. They wanted to see the real picture of yourself wanted to access your suitability in the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difficult situations that you have tackled in your career
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at EY in Mar 2010
Interview
The interview process was very laid back: (1) phone interview with HR, (2) two phone interviews with peers/one level above, (3) one phone interview with a partner, and (4) face-to-face office interview with a partner. EY generally uses behavioral style of interviews and the firm is about "fit" a lot more than "skills". All interviewers asked me to give me an overview of my background, what I can bring to the table, what I want from the firm/practice, why I am trying to leave my current employer, what my mgmt style is, how I generally fit into teams, etc. They were a lot more about the vision I had for my career and how it would fit in with the firm (i.e. how long was I planning to stay) than specific skills. It helped that I already have transaction experience, maybe that's why I didn't have to prove anything.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No difficult or unexpected questions, very run of the mill
