Ernst & Young Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young

Pros – A certain amount of autonomy

Cons – Too much focus on the $ and not the strategy

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of opportunities. Good work. Flex working. Good clients. Good culture.

Cons – EY is a face fits culture.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on output not input

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for less than a year

Pros – Many opportunities available in terms of engagements and areas - overall experience depends on the team. Good work/life balance, despite being an advisory firm. Learning and training are considered core activities

Cons – Some engagements are mainly about body rental activities - critical downside when looking for another job. High possibility to work offsite at client's offices.

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great People
Lots of socials
Wide exposure to clients and projects
Good exposure to report writing
Exposure to different clients and variety of projects

Cons – Struggle to get more responsibility at junior level
Long hours
No bonuses in Advisory

Advice to Senior Management – Senior management should ensure that juniors get more exposure to clients and additional responsibilities fr their development

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good for the cv, can learn a lot, many opportunities, get to see very senior people both at EY and from the client side.

Cons – Gets very burocratic as you progress, a lot of policies and procedures, must be lucky to get good clients and hence grow in the company

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to the individuals and try to keep you best people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young full-time

Pros – you get various exposure which looks great on your resume, you do have work flexibility when you get to certain level; you will have a large network, and the quality of services is for sure on the top as this is big 4.

Cons – low pay compared to the market rate
career advancement is too competitive, and relationship with partner is more than anything
tons of travel if u are lucky

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young

Pros – Interesting work and great colleagues. The firm has expertise in a wide range of disciplines

Cons – Work life balance can be an issue

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The variety of experience - able to work on a large range of projects for different teams in EY and different types of clients

Cons – The challenge lies in trying to ensure to maintain one key area of expertise given varying client demangs may mean that you do not always get to focus on one solution.

Advice to Senior Management – N/a

Former Employee – worked at Ernst & Young full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great management support, great people working with, flexible

Cons – high staff turnover, package less than industry standard

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ernst & Young full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good flexible working policies, interesting opportunities, good career management and development opportunities, collegiate working environment.

Cons – Unclear reward and recognition, huge salary ranges with no clarity around differentiators. Inconsistent levels of senior managers and directors, from inspiring role models to 'how on earth are they still here?' people.

Advice to Senior Management – Some clarity around salary bands. The same rigour applied to senior level promotions and performance management as junior staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company