EY Flashcards

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Why do you want to work for EY?

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What do you do well?

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What activities energise you?

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When do you feel that you are most like ‘yourself’?

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When are you at your best?

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How can you capitalise on your strengths more?

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Describe a time you contributed to a high-performing Team

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Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone’s point of view and how you managed that?

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  1. Tell me about a skill you have that you haven’t yet talked about
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  1. Tell me about a time when you stepped up as a leader.
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  1. Tell me how you approach explaining complex things in simple terms.
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  1. Describe how you approach learning and applying a new skill.
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  1. Describe what you think are your top 3 strengths and why.
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  1. Tell me about a time when you successfully managed conflicting deadlines.
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  1. Tell me about a time you faced uncertainty and how you handled it.
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  1. Describe how you see your career path over the next five years.
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Third, I think it was something related to either motivation or facing challenges. All three questions were really wordy and all had multiple small questions but all the small questions connects and helps you answer the big question picture.

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18
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Why EY?

Example “a specific project where you used technology to foster innovation.”

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Actuarial science applying quantitative skills to social issues. Taking models typically applied to insurance and applying them to climate change

Anlysing data nad predicting the future

Invest money - deliver great returns for clients and invest in technologies driving sustainable transition

personal and commerical

communicate results and methodologies

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What do you know about EY?

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1849
Gender partir
20$ ethnic minority

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Why do you want to do this job?

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I miss maths. It’s something I excelled in at school and at college, I taught myself further maths alongside my four other a-levels and achieved the highest grade possible.

Love the idea of applying mathematical models to real world scenarios whether that be pensions or investment. I would relish the opportunity to apply my background in climate science to contribute to our understanding of risk in 2/3/4 degree world .

While I aspire to a quantitative role in

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How do you stay organised when working on multiple projects at the same time?

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Name a time you worked on a team?

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23
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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How do you stay current with industry developments and new technologies?

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How do you manage conflicts or disagreements with team members or stakeholders?

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What motivates you to work in this field, and what are your long-term career goals?

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Why did you choose your current degree?

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28
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Tell me the achievement you feel most proud of

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Tell me something about yourself.

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What would you do to explain a complex concept

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