Got an EY video interview invite? For some roles, EY asks you to record answers on HireVue before the live rounds. Try a timed EY question below and get a scored report, then read how it works, what EY looks for in an answer, the questions to expect and what comes next.
Key facts
- Format: A prerecorded video interview: you record your answers to questions sent in advance, with no one from EY on the call.1
- Platform: EY runs its digital interviews on HireVue, and US applicants in New York FSO and Atlanta Capital Equipment took a HireVue. Recruiters can add the questions and pick the HireVue package for each role.3,4,5
- Who gets it: EY sets the style, format and number of interview rounds by business need, and they may include a prerecorded video. Expect one only if your invite includes it.2
- When: It comes early in the process: alongside the skills assessment, or after a first recruiter call and before a partner screen.5,4
- Questions: EY leans heavily on behavioral interviewing, with open questions such as "Give an example of" or "Describe a situation when".1
- How it is judged: Did you give a relevant experience, explain what action you took, and describe what your action led to?1
- Timing: EY tells students not to leave the video until the deadline, and not to feel they must use all the time allowed for each question.1
EY says small slips are fine: a sneeze, a barking dog or a blip in the audio won't count against you. It is not looking for perfection.1
Practice before you record
Motivation (Assurance) question
The culture here at EY is very important to us. What is it about the EY culture that appeals to you in the pursuit of your CPA?
30 seconds to prepare · 2 minutes to answer · one take
The EY room as the app draws it. Turn on your camera, prepare on the clock, record your answer, then get a scored report with the follow-up an interviewer would ask. Your video stays on your device.
What the EY HireVue looks like
The invite
For roles that use one, the video invite arrives early in the process: next to a skills test in Atlanta Capital Equipment (Oct 2025), and after a recruiter call in New York FSO (Jan 2025). The questions are set for the role: EY's recruiters can add the questions and pick the HireVue package for each opening.2,3,5,4
Set up before you record
Use earbuds or a headset, find a quiet place and cut distractions. Don't record outdoors or anywhere crowded. Dress as you would for an in-person interview.1
Answer with one real story
Each answer is checked three ways: a relevant experience, the action you took, and what it led to. So pick one real moment, say what you did yourself, and finish on the result. Don't memorize or read a script; EY wants you to sound like yourself.1
On camera
Look into the camera, not at yourself on screen; if seeing yourself bothers you, EY suggests placing a piece of paper over the screen. Speak clearly and slowly, keep your energy up and smile. Your body language shows on camera.1
After you submit
Next steps vary by team. In New York FSO the video led to a partner screen and then a final round of four 30-minute interviews; in Atlanta Capital Equipment, straight to a final round of one technical and two behavioral interviews.4,5
Before you record
- Earbuds or a headset, in a quiet room with no one walking through.
- Dress as you would for an in-person interview.
- Camera at eye level; a piece of paper over the screen if seeing yourself distracts you.
- Notes as bullet points, never a script to read.
- Record well before the deadline, not on the last night.
- Have 10 to 15 stories ready that you can adapt to the question.
The questions
EY's questions are open and behavioral, built on the idea that past behavior predicts future behavior. The ones applicants face on the video fall into a few themes.1,7,8
- Motivation: Why EY, why your service line, why accounting, and for Assurance, why EY suits your CPA path.
- Leadership and initiative: A time you took the lead without being asked.
- Teamwork and disagreement: A high-performing team you helped, or a time you disagreed with someone.
- Problem solving and deadlines: A difficult problem, a tight deadline, competing priorities.
- Purpose: What "building a better working world" means in your own actions.
Using EY's values in your answers
EY says its purpose is building a better working world, and that it recruits on mindset as well as skill set. Its US careers pages name three mindsets.9
- Innovation mindset
“You'll drive disruption by seeing future opportunities that don't yet exist and showing a passion for change and innovation.”9
Initiative and leadership questions: a time you changed how something was done.
- Analytics mindset
“You'll be a natural problem solver, able to translate complex data into simple and useful insights.”9
Problem-solving and error-spotting questions: show the numbers you worked with and what you made of them.
- Global mindset
“You embrace diversity and are open and willing to think and work beyond your own perspectives and borders, to create new ideas and to approach problems in new ways.”9
Teamwork and disagreement questions: a time you worked with someone who saw it differently.
The quotes are EY's own. Matching them to questions is Intervyo's advice: let one mindset explain why your story matters, rather than naming all three.
Example questions and how to answer them
Motivation (Assurance)"The culture here at EY is very important to us. What is it about the EY culture that appeals to you in the pursuit of your CPA?"7,8
- 1Name one part of EY's culture you have seen yourself: a conversation with a recruiter, an event, something an EY professional told you.
- 2Link it to the CPA path: support for the exam, learning from seniors, the range of clients.
- 3Give one example of how you already work that way, so it reads as fit rather than flattery.
- 4Close on the service line and office you applied to.
Tip: Avoid reciting a slogan. One specific thing you saw or heard about EY beats a list of values.
Leadership and initiative"Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership or took the initiative as a leader."7,1
- 1A relevant experience: one moment where no one asked you to step up.
- 2The action you took: two or three steps, in the first person.
- 3What it led to: a result, with a number if you have one.
- 4One line on what you learned or would do again.
Tip: EY checks each answer for a relevant experience, your action and its result. Make sure all three are there before you stop.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Last spring our accounting club's volunteer tax program was behind: by mid-February we had booked 40 appointments against a target of 120, and the two officers running it had stepped back for exams. Nobody asked me to take it over, but I had prepared returns the year before and knew where it was stuck.
I asked the faculty advisor if I could run scheduling for the rest of the season. I moved bookings from a shared spreadsheet to a simple online form, asked two campus offices to share the link, and set up a short Saturday training so newer volunteers could take basic returns.
We finished the season with 131 appointments, and the training meant six more volunteers could prepare returns on their own. The club now runs that Saturday session every January. What I took from it is that the gap is often in the process, not the people.
Teamwork and disagreement"Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone's point of view and how you managed it."7,1
- 1Set up the disagreement fairly: what they thought, what you thought, and why it mattered.
- 2Show the action: how you listened, what evidence you brought, how you found common ground.
- 3Give the result, including if you turned out to be wrong.
- 4End on what the working relationship looked like afterward.
Tip: The point is how you handled it, not who won. A story where you changed your mind can be the strongest answer.
Motivation"Why do you want to work for EY?"7,9,1
- 1Start with the service line and the work, not the brand.
- 2Give one EY-specific reason: a program, a person you met, a kind of client or project.
- 3Tie it to one of EY's mindsets you can show, such as an analytics or innovation mindset.
- 4Finish on what you would bring in your first summer.
Tip: Keep it under the time you are given; EY says you don't have to use all of it.
More EY HireVue questions
Motivation
Behavioral
“Tell me about a time you solved a difficult problem.”7
“Describe a time you contributed to a high-performing team.”7
From consulting prep sources
“Tell me about a time you had to meet a tight deadline.”7
“Tell me about a time you had to learn something technical quickly.”8
A theme, not exact wording
“Tell me about a time you spotted an error others had missed.”8
A theme, not exact wording
“Tell me about a time you had competing deadlines. How did you decide what came first?”8
A theme, not exact wording
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How long to hear back after the HireVue
The video sits early in the process, so what follows it, and how fast, depends on the team. EY processes each application on its own and says response times may vary.2,4,5
Oct 2025
Capital Equipment intern, Atlanta
A HireVue and a skills test, then an invite to a final round of one technical and two behavioral interviews; 1 to 2 months in all.5
Jan 2025
Summer Associate, FSO, New York
Recruiter call, then the HireVue, an informal partner screen and a four-interview final round, all within about two weeks. The offer call came three days later.4
Jun 2019
Account support associate, Assurance, San Francisco
A pre-recorded video interview, then the program director, three team members and the lead audit partner, over about 2 to 3 months.6
A decision usually comes quickly after the final interview, and EY asks you to tell it if you receive another offer.10
Best guessIf two weeks pass after you submit the video with no word, check your application status, then send a short note to your recruiter. US EY processes have run from under a month to about three months from first contact.
What happens after the HireVue
Online application
A resume and transcript, with no more than two applications in six months.2,12
Skills assessment
An SHL assessment sent by email after you apply: three sections, one timed, typically 45 to 60 minutes, finished within 48 hours, one attempt.13,11
Recorded video, some rolesYou are here
This page. A prerecorded video interview on HireVue, where you record answers to questions sent in advance.1,3
First interviews
One or more phone, video or in-person conversations, mostly behavioral. In New York FSO the video led to an informal partner screen, and some teams may add case study interviews.1,4,2
Final interview
EY's last round, often ending with a partner: four 30-minute interviews over about four hours in New York FSO, and one technical and two behavioral interviews in Atlanta.4,5
Offer
A decision usually comes quickly after the final interview.10
Recorded video vs live interviews
EY uses the same behavioral style in both. The difference is that a live interviewer can follow up; on the video your first answer has to stand on its own.
FAQ
Does EY use HireVue?
Yes, for some roles. EY runs its digital interviews on HireVue, and US applicants in New York FSO and Atlanta Capital Equipment took one. Not every role has one: EY sets its interview rounds by business need.3,4,5,6
How many questions are in the EY video interview, and how long do I get?
EY doesn't publish a set number, because recruiters set the questions for each role. Prep guides put a typical EY set at 3 to 5 behavioral questions with about 30 seconds to think and up to 2 minutes each, and some describe up to 8 questions and longer answers. Your invite and the first screen of the interview give the real numbers.3,12,8
Can I retake an answer?
Plan on one take. Expect no retakes, though some EY tracks allow one re-record. If the interview offers a practice question, use it to check your sound and framing.12,8
How does EY judge a video answer?
Against three questions: did you give a relevant experience, did you explain the action you took, and did you describe what it led to? Keep to one story, in the first person, and land the result.1
Should I read from notes?
No. EY says not to memorize or read your answers from a script, because you don't want to sound rehearsed. A few bullet points out of view are fine; look at the camera, not the screen.1
What if something goes wrong while I record?
EY says not to worry about a sneeze, a barking dog, a passing ambulance or a blip in your audio or video. It is not looking for perfection.1
HireVue at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.
- 1EY: Interview tips
- 2EY: Early Careers application timelines and guidance
- 3EY (global): Privacy Notice, Digital Interview and CodeVue Tool
- 4Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Associate, FSO interview, New York (Jan 2025)
- 5Candidate report on a public forum: Capital Equipment intern interview, Atlanta (Oct 2025)
- 6Candidate reports on a public forum: Ernst & Young LLP interview questions (Nov 2026 listing)
- 7Game Assessment Prep: EY HireVue questions (2026-2027) · prep site
- 8Finbound: EY HireVue Interview Guide 2026 and 2027 · prep site
- 9EY: What we look for
- 10EY: Application and interview information
- 11EY, via the Wayback Machine: Early Careers skills assessment, frequently asked questions (archived Sep 30, 2025)
- 12Extern: EY Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
- 13CasingLab: EY-Parthenon aptitude tests: EY Early Careers Skills Assessment (US) · prep site
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