Tips on EY experience day/assessment centre?

I’d just ask a lot of questions - even daft ones. If you can show genuine interest it’s all they are really looking for. As a school leaver you aren’t expected to have any experience, this is the sort of thing they judge you on your character.

I’d just ask a lot of questions - even daft ones. If you can show genuine interest it’s all they are really looking for. As a school leaver you aren’t expected to have any experience, this is the sort of thing they judge you on your character.

Agree, there are no stupid questions and it shows that you want to learn about the firm, I’d also add that you must look proactive at all times and even if you aren’t, act like you are doing something so you aren’t coasting through it

Hi guys,
I have my EY experience day this week, but it's being conducted virtually. It's my first one, so I'm quite nervous and I'm not too sure what to expect or what I should focus on practising. If anyone has any feedback or tips on any virtual or in-person assessment centres they've been through, please let me know! Any guidance is appreciated. I'm just scared because I have no practice, and it's an apprenticeship with one of the Big Four, and I don't want to miss out on an opportunity like this. I have one upcoming for KPMG and Mazars, too, but those dates are not confirmed as yet.
Thanks so much

hi I have mine coming up in a few weeks do u mind telling me what individual questions were asked

Hi!
Mine was a couple weeks ago so I'll try my best to remember. Here's the information I do know:

After that half of the session, I had a lunch break, and then I came back for a trainee Q&A. You never really know if these are assessed; I can't quite remember if mine was. I would definitely pre-prepare questions to ask based on EY's values, their current projects/motivations, and what's going on in the business world. They don't really have to be super challenging, though - you can save those for the final interview.
After the Q&A, we were all sent a forms link in the teams chatbox, which was kind of assessing how we thought the day went and how we thought we performed. The questions that were asked were similar to:
These questions aren't trying to catch you out, it's all how you describe your perspective on the performance of your group. Definitely be detailed, but don't be a storyteller; you can be really confident and honest in your writing. These questions are pretty much assessing your viewpoint on working within a team as both a leader and team player. Don't play too heavily on the leader role. I did have to make some stuff up, but you can be honest about where you took the initiative, suggested ideas, provoked conversations, etc. That definitely counts as being a leader!
I hope this helps. Good luck!

After the experience day, was there an invite to an interview? I thought that experience day was the final stage?

You already got the invite? Damn

I got invited yesterday. Did anyone else receive it for the 24th Oct?

For which graduate programme?

I got invited yesterday. Did anyone else receive it for the 24th Oct?

I got invited yesterday. Did anyone else receive it for the 24th Oct?

Hi, I'm glad your assessment centre went well!
I have mine this week and was wondering if you could share your experience, what it was like and if you had any tips or things you'd do differently in preparation if you had to do it again. Also did you have to do any individual tasks or was it purely group activities and then the Q&A session

I did mine in tax last week in the London Canary Wharf Office. It was pretty good, there was both an individual and group task. I would say to definitely ask as much questions to them to show you’re interested, as well as be open to network with everyone else that’s there. In the group activity, make sure to be inclusive of your group while also making your own thoughts known and clear. Good luck.

Thank you so much! If you don't mind me asking what were the individual assessments like?

To be honest I don’t think I did as well in that compared to the group assessment, but it’s a mix of numerical and data analysis, and then presenting the information in an email.

Thank you so much! How many questions was it roughly