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Technology Advisory Program Consultant

SUCCESS STORY OF Nehar and Debbie

How did you apply for the opportunity?

· Debbie

I did attend a couple of networking events and ice cream socials held by EY on campus. I was in line waiting for my ice-cream at the EY social event and I met a classmate who introduced me to one of our alums at EY. This alum advised me about the Technology Advisory Program at EY. I applied online on Bentley Link and on EY's career portal, and got an invitation to complete a digital interview after about 2 or 3 weeks.

What was the interview process like?

· Nehar

I got invited to Dallas for my final round interviews. On the night before the interviews, they hosted a networking event where I was able to meet a lot of EY employees and had the opportunity to give them my business card. I think giving them my business card definitely helped them remember me because after I was given the offer I had a couple people reach out to me asking if I had any questions.

During the interview process, I had one case study and 2 behavioral interviews, each 45 minutes long. Luckily, I knew I had my case study first because my EY Greeter told me, so I was able to mentally prepare for it. The case study focused on problems that could be solved by an ERP system. So I suggested the SAP domain of EY.

The two behavioral interviews were pretty straightforward. One of them wanted to have more of a conversation, looking for how I would fit into the culture. The other one went through a list of questions she had prepared, looking for more organization and communication skills. I had also prepared a portfolio on my tablet where I was able to show deliverables I had on certain projects. I only brought out my tablet whenever I was talking about a project I could show deliverables on. I also always asked the interviewer if it was okay to show them.

· Debbie

The digital interview definitely needed a bit of prep work. It focused a lot on leadership, team work skills, and your interest and knowledge for analytics. After that, I waited for about 2 weeks before I got a call for on-site interview. They flew me to Dallas, Texas for the final rounds of interviews.

The night before the interviews, there was another networking session with current EY Advisory consultants and other Senior Management teams. It was great to meet them and most people at EY were approachable and supportive.

The "Megaday" is the final interview day. After breakfast, I had 3 back to back interviews; 2 were behavioral and 1 was a case study round. For the behavioral rounds, be yourself, since they are truly interested in knowing you. Treat the interview like a coffee conversation with a colleague and be calm. For the case study round, I was given a high-level case study and then I had to answer questions based on follow-up exhibits. Always work with your interviewer on the case study- ask clarifying questions if you aren't sure of something. I definitely did prepare a lot for the case study; I read the book "Case In Point", as well as spoke to other friends at EY to help conduct mock interview sessions. I heard back from the team within 2 days, so that was exciting!

Advice to fellow students:

· Nehar

The business cards at networking events really helps people remember me. Especially since the EY employees probably talked to over 100+ students at that event, and another 100+ the night before. Also, the portfolio helps you stand out and shows that you can make deliverables. I would recommend using a tablet to show your tech savviness, but also bring paper copies in case.

· Debbie

Do read the job description well, since EY mentioned all the technologies that Staff at my profile are expected to work in, and my case study definitely had elements from those technologies. The Graduate Career Services office definitely helped me with prep materials, so, definitely do reach out to them.

Keep networking, especially during on-campus events, with peers who have full-time jobs (they may be able to give you leads) and spend quality time applying to jobs that really garner your interest on job-boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com.

Feel free to reach out to them via email!

· Nehar: neharp123@gmail.com

· Debbie: ganguli_debj@bentley.edu