Lack of early alignment between role level, responsibilities, and candidate expectations, which made it difficult to understand where I realistically fit in the process
Insufficient transparency around interview purpose and seniority of the roles being assessed, which created confusion about what stage was actually evaluating
Shifting role direction during the process (different levels discussed at different stages), rather than a consistent hiring path
Compensation expectations were not clearly addressed upfront, despite being shared early in the process
Overall process felt unstructured in terms of matching candidate profile to the right role level before progressing through interviews, which made the experience feel somewhat inefficient and frustrating as a candidate
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at EY (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2021
Interview
Completed online application and was contacted within a week to schedule an initial screening call with internal recruiter. Completed and passed this step. Was moved ahead to what would be a series of never-ending 1:1 video meetings through the Hirevue Live platform over a 3-month timeframe. Each week I would receive a scheduling availability request from the EY team to provide open dates to participate in another 1:1 video. Ended up speaking to 8 different people including 2 Partners. At the end I was ghosted by HR. Upon reflection I understood they were only interviewing to build a pipeline for proposed work that did not come to fruition. Very poor from a candidate experience.
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Tell me about your background related to the role.
Interview process is relatively straight forward. HR is very responsive. 2 stages altogether, 1 with a director and another with the partner. Reasonable questions asked during interviews. Got offer in less than 1 week. Overall positive experience and
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at EY (London, England)
Interview
A screening call from friendly HR staff in the Philipines, follow HR screening by UK based HR staff, 1st competency screening 60 mins, 2nd competency screening 90 mins, from the 1st competency screening the interview coordination became hectic as if they didn't not comunicate internally, different people were invited to interview and different people joined, the focus on interview was completely different to what it was mentioned by their HR. Lack of coordination by the HR was outrageous.