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EY interviews FAQs
Cybersecurity Consultant Intern applicants have rated the interview process at EY with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cybersecurity Consultant Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EY overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EY as a Cybersecurity Consultant Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at EY in Jan 2025
Interview
Mostly behavioral questions where one case review allowed for you to choose your style of questions based on your major area of study. I chose the software-focused interview and it was heavily based on reading code and finding potential problems. The interviewer allows you to switch your approach if you are struggling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you faced a challenge working in a team setting, and explain what the outcome was as well as the lessons you learned.
There were 2 rounds. First was the HR round. Second was the technical round, where they asked to walk through the penetration testing results of a fictional website. I had the option to choose either a penetration testing workflow or any of the three other options, which include SOC, Policy, and Cyber Operations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to walk through the penetration testing results of a fictional website.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at EY (Singapore) in Oct 2022
Interview
Overall very easy, even for questions I did not know the answer to, the interviewer let it slide and asked me to read on those concepts before I start. No questions were particularly challenging.