I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at EY (McLean, VA) in June 2015
Interview
The interview started on time, and interviewer was well prepared. Each interviewer stayed within the allotted time. There was no redundancy of questions between interviewers, and each interviewer allowed for interviewee questions prior to ending the meeting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
From a Federal Government consulting perspective, what do you feel is most needed in support of these clients?
Competency based interview with three rounds including assessment of motivations. There was a final stage interview with the hiring manager and head of department. The interviews were conducted online rather than in person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to manage a difficult situation.
Started with recruiter’s 30 mins call followed by 3 (Parter, Senior Manager and Manager) more interviews and each of them 45 mins long. Mostly checked consulting experience with moderate difficulty.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions are scenario based consulting type
The interview had total 9 rounds with one recruiter, 1 numerical & analytical test, 1 HM round, 1 essay submission and 5 panel round of interviews. It laster for overall a month and was well organised and coordinated
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions were situational and based on the leadership principles