Interview tips

Use our interview tips to put your best possible self forward and show us what makes you, you.
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Anne-Marie Balfe

Be open to opportunities and experiences. With each experience, you’ll learn something new, make a connection, create a network and open up new possibilities that weren’t there before.

Anne-Marie Balfe
EY EMEIA Financial Services Talent Leader

Where should I start?

Get to know EY. Explore the organisation to understand future growth plans, areas of focus, service lines and perspectives. EY.com is a great place to start, but you should also follow our social media channels for the very latest and best on everything EY. Many EY leaders are quite active on social media, as well, so take a moment to follow them on LinkedIn and Twitter, where you can explore their perspectives and read their thought leadership.

If you’re currently a schools, undergraduate or graduate student, you may want to attend an event or careers fair to meet us in person or virtually, or visit your career services office. You can also find out more on our student application tips page.

Use your existing network to speak to anyone you may already know at EY. If you’re a student, consider speaking to peers who have participated in one of our student programmes, or teachers/lecturers who may have experience with EY. This will help you gain first-hand insight into individual experiences that online research can’t provide and help demonstrate your commitment to the role.


How do I search jobs and apply for a role?

Students can explore our programmes here, and experienced hire candidates can search jobs by keyword or location. You can create and manage a profile in the EY system, upload your details and even track your submissions.

Before you apply, remember to think of your application as a whole piece of work rather than just answering each individual question to make sure you’ve captured a full range of your skills and experiences.

For experienced hire candidates, you should submit a separate application for every role in which you are interested, as each position is filled separately. If you don’t find an opportunity right now, you can set up a job alert to receive notifications when roles of interest to you become available. For students, you're only able to apply to one programme in a six month window so find out more about choosing the right role for you.

When you submit your application online, we'll immediately send you an e-mail confirmation that your information has been successfully received. If you progress to the next stage, the recruitment team will be in touch with you. Because we receive so many applications, we can’t make personal contact with everyone who applies for a position.


What if my application leads to an interview?

If you’ve been invited to an interview, you’ve already impressed us and the next step is to get to know each other better to see if we’ll make a good match. Your interview experience at EY may be a mix of in-person, video and phone interviews, so that we have ample opportunity to engage.

We want to attract the best talent to join EY teams so our interviews are designed to be challenging, but we also want them to be interesting and relevant to provide you with an exceptional candidate experience that helps you get to know us, too.

We hire for our future success – and for yours. Read our top tips below.


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