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Ernst & Young Senior Associate Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 7 Feb 2025

Ernst & Young Senior Associate Consultant Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I was interviewed in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Show architecture of multiple microservice in MS Paint..
  • Ans. 

    Architecture of multiple microservices in MS Paint

    • Draw separate boxes for each microservice

    • Connect the boxes with lines to show communication

    • Label each box with the name of the microservice

    • Include any databases or external services used by the microservices

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why we use dependency injection, draw it inms paint...,first told me give real life example and when I gave the answer he cut me off again..

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interviewers was so rude.. it's like he was not in the mood of taking an interview.. wasn't giving me chance to talk, didn't hear my answers and keep cutting me back.. forcing me to show the flow in MS paint.. How one can show the flow of "why we use dependency injection" in MS paint.. when I showed like we will have interface then classes and to connect them we will use dependency he cut me off again and said don't explain just draw... one of the worst interview of my life.. I actually lost respect for the whole EY organization after it... compare to other big 4 interviewers they are so polite and ask normal questions.. Very bad experience

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic sql and Qlik questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Great interview basic Sql question and join keep and different commponents of qliksense
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case studies on insurance sector
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case study on FMCG sector

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice case solving well
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About manual and Automation testing
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

Go to market strategy for large pharma

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume drill with questions on whatever you have quoted to double click and add more details
  • Q2. What all programming languages you are good with?
  • Ans. 

    I am proficient in Java, Python, and SQL.

    • Java

    • Python

    • SQL

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Case study round
Technical/Quant round
1-1 interview
Culture fit round
HR discussion
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions around project management were asked
Round 3 - Case Study 

Again aptitude and analytical abilities were tested

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - make sure you have good grasp at analytics and have a analytical mindset
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to Smart metering technology and integration of Smart meters with HES and MDM
  • Q2. Challenges faced during the project implementation and how were those addressed
  • Q3. API integration process and test cases
  • Q4. Smart metering standards and polices
  • Q5. Questions related to MS project ,MS PPT,MS word and Excel.
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Question related to communication skills and behavioral skills
  • Q2. Salary negotiation
  • Q3. Discussions on benefits other than salary compensation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was full tough and 4 members panal shooted out continous questions on technologies used in my previous company.

Pls attend Interview with full preparation and don't get scared if any unknown questions asked during Interview......be confident and be loyal.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a program to print a pattern.
  • Q2. Wite a program to check fibonaaci.
  • Q3. Write a program to find a subarray

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain the structure of microservices architecture
  • Ans. 

    Microservices architecture is a design approach where an application is composed of small, independent services that communicate with each other.

    • Each service is responsible for a specific function or feature

    • Services are loosely coupled and can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently

    • Communication between services is typically done through APIs

    • Each service can be developed using different technologies or program...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to implement SQS and SNS in AWS cloud
  • Ans. 

    Implementing SQS and SNS in AWS cloud involves creating queues and topics, setting up permissions, and configuring subscriptions.

    • Create an SQS queue and configure its settings

    • Create an SNS topic and configure its settings

    • Set up permissions to allow SQS to send messages to SNS

    • Configure subscriptions to connect the SQS queue to the SNS topic

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are the things which we need to be aware before we start migrating monolith into microservices
  • Ans. 

    Considerations before migrating monolith into microservices

    • Understand the current monolith architecture and dependencies

    • Identify the boundaries for microservices and plan the decomposition

    • Ensure proper testing and monitoring strategies are in place

    • Address data management and consistency challenges

    • Prepare for potential performance overhead and increased complexity

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How to provide security to apis without using spring security
  • Ans. 

    Implement API security using token-based authentication and authorization

    • Use token-based authentication like JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

    • Implement custom authentication and authorization logic in the API endpoints

    • Utilize API keys for access control and rate limiting

    • Implement OAuth for secure authorization and delegation of access

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is API gateway
  • Ans. 

    API gateway is a server that acts as an API front-end, receiving API requests, enforcing throttling and security policies, passing requests to the back-end service, and then passing the response back to the requester.

    • API gateway acts as a single entry point for all API requests

    • It can handle tasks like authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and caching

    • Examples of API gateways include Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, a

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Functional interface
  • Q2. Object oriented concepts
  • Q3. Stream api
  • Q4. Synchronization
  • Q5. While loop exceptions
  • Ans. 

    While loop exceptions are errors that occur during the execution of a while loop.

    • Common while loop exceptions include infinite loops, where the loop never terminates.

    • Another exception is when the loop condition is never met, causing the loop to never execute.

    • Handling exceptions in while loops can be done using try-catch blocks to catch and handle errors.

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Skills and Experience
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Skills and Experience
  • Q2. Illustrate a recruiting flow
  • Ans. 

    Recruiting flow involves sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates.

    • Sourcing candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, and recruitment agencies

    • Screening resumes to shortlist qualified candidates

    • Conducting interviews to assess skills, experience, and cultural fit

    • Making job offers and negotiating terms with selected candidates

  • Answered by AI

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