<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>So I have an office visit for EY tomorrow. It's not a second round interview, that's going to happen in either January or February. It's just an office visit since I go to school in another city and haven't had the chance to meet any of the professionals from my city's office. Any suggestions for questions to ask besides the typical ones? Do you think that asking about the recent thing with Lehmann Brothers would be a bad idea? Would bringing some copies of my resume be a good idea or do you think that the recruiter has already forwarded them to the staff?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Bring more resumes; I wouldn’t bring up the Lehman case; I’m not sure what types of questions are considered “typical”</p>
<p>I am pretty familiar with how EY recruits, what position are you looking at?</p>
<p>By “typical” I mean stuff like “What’s a typical day like?” or “What’s the office culture like?”. Would it be appropriate to ask who their clients are in the area?</p>
<p>I’ve been on an office visit before to PwC, but that was with about 10 other people and before first round interviews, whereas it looks like I will be the only one on this office visit.</p>
<p>I’m applying for a summer internship in Audit.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I definitely think asking about clients is appropriate. Clarifying my previous Lehman statement, I think it is vital to have knowledge about the firm as a whole and even its role in the recent news.</p>
<p>Here are two sites you should visit to try to gain some news/information (on top of EY’s website):</p>
<p>goingconcern.com
big4.com</p>
<p>Both of these will give you recent goings-on for EY.</p>
<p>MY EY audit interview was pretty laid back and I truly believe that the most important thing in interviews is to be personable. Dont stress about the direction a conversation is heading. Just let the conversation flow and when you feel like it has come to a halt, then you can bring up a question. I liked asking a lot of the same questions but to different employees. For example, I always asked during individual interviews, “What is the part your job/experience at the firm that you have come to enjoy that you were not expecting as you went through recruitment?” I can almost guarantee that they will say “The People.” It is what pretty much every person says haha. However, it is an interactive question that everyone can answer differently. As a note, I always asked this question towards the end of the interview once a foundation of knowledge/a relationship had been established.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I actually did ask that exact question during my first interview and got the same answer haha. </p>
<p>Any other advice/tips?</p>