Why do Ernst & Young scrutinise applicants so strictly?

Ernst & Young has set four types of recruitment test to assess each applicant before offering the job. These job tests are applicable to more or less all graduate and school leaver applicants. For experienced routes, the test is less grilling only to some extent.

Ernst & Young has designed all the recruitment test with the help of external companies ‘Saville Consulting’ and ‘Cubiks’, the occupational psychology specialists Consultancy. The aim of such a rigorous assessment is to ensure the whole recruitment process is relevant to the specific vacancy, consistent across the firm and become an overall useful recruitment process. Ernst & Young recruitment team has worked hard for the last 10 years to develop such an impressive recruitment process.

Ernst & Young has kept a clear view to impress applicants in the whole process by making the recruitment process an informative, interactive learning and enjoyable skill development exercise for the candidates. Read more.

Introduction to “Ernst & Young marking system for 2022 applicants”

Each applicant is assessed against Ernst & Young core strengths during the six stage recruitment process. For ease of reference, we have highlighted main strengths at the end of this section. EY is the only company amongst Big Four which has taken a different approach than testing via Competencies. EY believes that the “Strength Based Assessments” are much effective as compared to the “Competency Based Assessments”.

Ernst & Young has set specific priorities of testing these strengths at each of the six stages. They believe that the unique strengths framework assessments would lay out a success pattern as required of trainee entrant at Ernst & Young.

It is assumed by Ernst & Young that if an applicant could demonstrate such skills and strengths during the six assessment stages successfully then they’d automatically become a perfect match for the firm.

If you could demonstrate the right skills set for each of the six stages’ exercises and obtain certain PASS MARKS in each of the assessments then you will secure a job in Ernst & Young. It is really as simple as that. From our specific practice material, you will learn the right skill set to obtain the maximum marks per strength assessment per stage.

Green Turn has researched for the past 10 years to genuinely understand the Ernst & Young application process’s pass marks structure. Please read our material for further details. Read more.

Who will secure the trainee jobs with Ernst & Young?

There are roughly 1,500 full time trainee positions available at Ernst & Young. If you meet the firm’s minimum entry level academic requirements then you are eligible to apply in the firm. The trainee vacancies are open to UK residents as well as to the overseas nationals.

Ernst & Young treats all the applicants fairly against the set criteria, Ernst & Young strongly believes in diversity and equal opportunities policy, so every applicant has an equal chance of securing a job with Ernst & Young.

Ernst & Young receives hundred of thousands of trainee position applications every year however only a handful circa 1,500 applicants would successfully receive trainee job offers.

If you would demonstrate the required skills and ‘certain strengths capabilities’ during the six assessment stages then, you could also receive a job offer from Ernst & Young. Read more.

Are you ready for the Ernst & Young six stages’ assessment test?

The first step to your success is to objectively assess yourself, your skills and capabilities against the core strengths skills required by Ernst & Young. If you have practised such skills and have demonstrated these specific capabilities regularly say for example in your existing job then there is a chance that you will do well at all of the Ernst & Young assessment exercises.

On the other hand, if you are uncertain about your own capability level, you do not know the pass and fail criteria for each of the assessment test and exercises, and you have not prepared for the Ernst & Young assessment test, then you would not perform well in all the six stages recruitment test.

It is then more likely that you would face rejection earlier in the assessment stages, which is the case with 90% of the applicants! Read more.

How familiar are you with Ernst & Young six stages’ assessment test?

Do any of the following situations look familiar to you?

1. You’re not fully aware of the objective for each of the six stage assessments’ exercises
2. Not aware of the relevant strengths tested at each of the six stage assessments
3. Not aware of the PASS or FAIL marking scheme criteria for each of six stage assessments
4. You have exhausted yourself by searching on the web and currently relying to secure your job with Ernst & Young based on the little-known knowledge that you’ve gathered
5. You have developed a ‘false hope’ by practising irrelevant and generic exercises / test from the web and are under the impression that you will pass Ernst & Young tailored assessments without any tailored preparation
6. You have not practised any mock exercises and test similar to Ernst & Young assessments
7. You are under false impression that you’d pass Ernst & Young assessments by a miracle and thus don’t need to practice

If you find yourself in the above situations then it is quite rare to succeed in all of the Ernst & Young six assessment stages at the first attempt. You are in the same boat as any other unprepared applicants. You will need to do a lot more relevant test practice to become ‘Usain Bolt’.

Without a doubt you’d need to practice relevant material and make an informed effort to prepare for each of the Ernst & Young recruitment test rigorously before attempting the real Ernst & Young assessment test as only then you will succeed in all of the Ernst & Young six stages assessment test and be able to secure a job with Ernst & Young. Read more.

You will only succeed with relevant and reliable test practice.

Your only way out of this vicious cycle is to practice the relevant materials as soon as possible. It is critical to decide whom you want to get trained with and which material you’d want to practice before exhausting yourself with the practice material.

Due to time constraints of the job opportunity, your decision about practice material could be a make or break factor for you. You can identify whether the practising material is genuine and worth spending time on if:

• It prepares you for all of the four Ernst & Young assessment stages
• It explains to you the objective of each assessment
• It explains the relevant strength capabilities linked to each assessment test
• you become fully aware of the pass and fail criteria for each assessment test
• you have sat several mocks assessments before attempting your real test
• you become relaxed and under full control of your nerves during the real assessment from practising relevant material.  Read more.

Green Turn will help you prepare for all of the Ernst & Young six assessment stages in depth.

At Green Turn we take your career at the forefront of our research. We have designed the relevant practice material, eBooks, videos and computer based simulations. Practising our material will help you prepare and pass all of the Ernst & Young six assessment stages’ tests and exercises at the first attempt.

You will straight away start preparing for the specific Ernst & Young relevant assessments. Our intelligent simulation will observe your practice performance and would give you step by step guidance at each stage of your progress. Now you can master any stage of the Ernst & Young recruitment process in a few hours.

Please note that Green Turn is not a generic company our preparation material is specific and only designed to practice for and pass the big four recruitment test. Our test materials are developed after years of research and with the help of ex-Big Four Managers & Seniors who have extensive experience as assessors at the big four.

In addition to the specific practice material, Green Turn would also give you access to the ex-Big Four Managers and Seniors from the Audit, Tax, Advisory, Consulting and other relevant sectors to help you prepare for your Ernst & Young recruitment process test. This would give you a real insight into each of the Ernst & Young departments and working style. This is truly a unique blend of your big four career counselling directly from the relevant big four qualified experts. Read more.