Ernst & Young Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Don't go there... run!"

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Promotion, review process are like a joke."

"Ernst & Young is an excellent way to be trained and jump start your career."

"A job sent from heaven."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I liked working and training with some of the most elite CPA's in Los Angeles. I valued the training and mentoring I was given."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not apply unless you know the General Accepted Accounting Practices."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I did not like that one of my associates died of cancer at the age of 30."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would like more casual dress days."

"Very professional and great opportunity to work with smart people."

"I did a wide variety of jobs at E&Y from auditing to a tax staff, and finally a tax senior and manager, in fact on a large engagement."

"Limitless opportunities for growth."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"It was a very structured environment which ran efficiently."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your company research."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recruit technology professionals from non-traditional venues such as computer technology user groups as well as traditional venues."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Great clients."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to get an in on their core processes and methodologies."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Work was that of glorified admins."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pass on the big picture to mid level employees."

"Not quite the fortune best place to work it used to be."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"The other developers are talented and make it feel more like a family."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Most depts are flexible, IT is not, and somewhere near 50% of the IT services staff are not full time, but are contractors."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Commute time, management's lack of vision and knowledge of current staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Before letting people go or hiring contractors, why not look at your current staff? What ever happened to flexibility?"

"Completed with the awareness organizational change is inevitable."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"When the economy is good, educational opportunities were excellent. With a tightened economy, continuing education has become limited in scope and focus."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Understand clearly what your objectives are in going to work for EY. It is a wonderful place when objectives between employee and the firm match. However, I have seen many people become frustrated when it was time to move on."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Lack of leadership support, location specific focus while most of the workforce is virtual."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate, Communicate, Communicate"

"Great starter company!"

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Great learning opportunities as well as networking. Co-workers are very professional and bright."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Pay is not what I needed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay staff accountants more money."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Great environment and people."

"Excellent firm and I would love to return. I have additional skillsets now."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I enjoyed working on a special project in a little known specialized division (POF). It was under the PSW division."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be relaxed and offer them what you know. Have an open mind. Tax rules and laws are dynamic."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I think that the related tax departments needed to get to know each other better. We were on separate floors. We also did some team building exercises once a week over lunch and that helped as an ice breaker a lot, especially during busy season."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cannot add much. They do a great job."

"My time at Ernst & Young was invaluable."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"Great people and great exposure to all forms of companies."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I didn't like the constant moving from one client to another. I wanted to put down roots."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"International opportunity for me was always a goal so I was in the right place. Another thing that impressed me is that company gives fair opporunities. Your best friends might be competing for the same promotions and it will never affect the friendship. That is amazing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work and learn a lot and do not leave unless you are sure it is the right time."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"In South America Big four personnel work much more hours rather than in europe or US"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They must work on retaining key personnel."

"There are no opportunities at an accounting firm unless you are a CPA."

What do you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"I liked the people I worked with."

What don't you like about working at Ernst & Young?

"The work was mundane - nothing ever changed - the only challenge was the amount of work you could do in a day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The senior audit partner I worked for was wonderful - very knowledgeable and taught me a lot."