EY reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(83,691 total reviews)
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60% positive business outlook

EY has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83,691 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Jun 24, 2008
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Pros

As a new college graduate in accounting, you probably will not get better experience than working for one of the big 4 accounting firms. While all the firms offer virtually the same experience for the accounting graduates, what differentiates E&Y from the other firms really is the people who you get to work with. In my experience, the people at E&Y were not just smart and driven, but they were all really cool and down to earth kids who wanted to have a good time. On the career side, the client base you have can access is very strong and will position you to get valuable experience should you decide to leave the firm and make the transition to a career in private industry. You work with very bright people who will challenge you and as a result contribute to your professional growth - things that in my experience in industry, are not as prevalent. You will also be shocked to see how many of the people you work with actually become some of your best friends down the road.

Cons

The only down side in working in public accounting is the hours. You will not have a social life. There are times when I worked for 45 days STRAIGHT and pulled 85 to 100+ hours per week. You need to go in knowing that this will be the norm. But this is the case for ALL of the big 4 accounting firms, its not inherent to E&Y. You could be lucky and have a great client load where the hours are not demanding, but just be prepared to work the hardest you've ever worked in your life. However with that being said, I don't regret the hours or work I did. It definitely contributed to where I am at now.

5.0
Jun 23, 2008

Best of the Big 4.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Its a wonderful place to grow, get into the public accounting profession, and start your career. The amount of money they invest into your growth, knowledge, and training is awesome. The variety of clients is second to none, which give you plenty of opportunities to work with top execs.

Cons

Like any big 4 firm, you have to put in the hours. Its impossible to be in this profession and not put in the long hours. If there is a shortage in jobs around your area, it is possible to be sent to other locations nationally. This is alright most of the time, since you get a chance to travel some and work on larger jobs, however, you may have little control over this.

3.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working enviroment;Knowledge sharing is very common;lots of excuse to off work. people here are so nice, and lots chitchat if you like it that way. certain department can provide you opportunity to jump to banks or hedge funds and it happens all the time

Cons

Can't be a long term career;pay less than Banks do with the same hours;sometimes you dont have to work hard to get promoted;takes you long time to get in the partner track

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