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相信很多兄弟姐妹很想进四大的，不过今年基本结束，那么撰文给下一届一点帮助吧。本人进了四大之一的EY，不才，其他三大没有任何面试机会。大家可以参考一下，关键还在于自己的努力哦。
首先，要做好网申这关，很重要。一般到10月份都会有了，大家要及时地准确地申请。由于网申存在很多不确定因素，可以先弄个马甲填，然后用自己的名字申请，小心地填。当初申请的表格在笔试的时候要交的，切记仔细填哦。还有不要忘了申请的deadline，错过了就可惜了。网申大家自己看啦，没法帮忙。
如果拿到了笔试邀请，就应该准备充分点。EY的笔试不难的，一般地一部分是逻辑题，5道，比较弱智；后面就是两篇英语作文，第一篇是一个email的回复，不难；第二篇是给你个图表，叫你用英语分析一下。我们那个时候考的是几个大城市如北京、上海、广州等地的上班缺工率和工资的柱状图进行分析。如果要联系的话，推荐IELTS的作文题，很像。后面是语法题，选择题，习惯了大学英语精读的各位肯定是草割它，不说了。后面是改错，也不难。阅读我忘了，好像没有。反正基本就跟考大学英语差不多。要记住的是，做完了时间充分就检查，不充分交卷走人，因为听说他们监考的人会把超时的人的卷子放在另外一堆里，什么意思大家肯定明白！好了，笔试就强调这些。
如果通过了笔试来到了一面，那么请记住，EY的一面是直接和seniormanager(SM？)单挑的，不是群面。面试之前，一定要准备足够的东西，不然会吃大亏，因为面试基本以英语为主。我这里就和大家分享下我的面试的准备内容。
我寝室兄弟发给我的面经（他比我早，绝对原创）：
“首先要注意的是，EY一面就是Partner,千万不要弄错了。
我是提前三刻钟到的，由于到得早，便和几个同面的人在休息室交流了一下。休息室中有两个复旦的，一个外贸的，复旦的已经是二面，外贸的还在一面阶段。从一个复旦帅哥那里得知，所有面试官大致来自三块地方：大陆、香港、马来西亚。大陆面试官中英文都不错；香港人普通话不行，英语很好；而马来人两者都比较差，最好不要碰到。
等了50分钟左右，我被叫了进去。面我的是一位中年女士，刚用中英文和她寒暄几句，便发觉她中英文的口音都重得厉害，便觉大势不妙，难道这就是传说中的马来西亚人？不过这时候是容不得多想的，因为她马上让我做self-introduction了，于是blabla讲了一通。接着的一个问题是你在实 ** 做了些什么，这我早有准备，于是很快回答了。然后，她问：你对会计和审计的印象如何？这时出了问题，我用比较流利的英语、并非很快的英语和她说了一遍，不料她听不懂，于是用中文说了一遍，不想她还是
有点茫然的样子，过了一阵才问下一个问题。接下来的问题依次是：你最喜爱的学科是什么？你学了哪些会计课程？你四大都投了吗？你写在简历上的社会实践活动中各做了些什么事？你是如何缓解压力的？最后是一个有点重复的问题，你为什么对会计感兴趣？后面几个问题我都是用比较慢的英语回答的，感觉上效果明显好了许多。
她问完后，是你的提问时间，问完后，结束。面试总共25到35分钟。
凭我的临场经验，面试前准备一下今天我所面对的问题是很有必要的，因为面试的问题都是八九不离十的，在此再补充几个其他人面EY时遇到过的问题： your strengths, weak points,greatest pressure, greatest challenge； 还有一点，万一碰上中英文都不是很好的考官，不管是中文还是英文，语速千万要放慢，我在这方面吃了一点亏，当然不希望兄弟们重蹈覆辙。
当然，这些都是我的一家之言，不具有权威性，仅供参考。
Bless you！”
我自己准备的面试内容是：
1_Self-introduction
My name is ***, and my English name isDavid. I will graduate from Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. My major isInternational Banking, belonging to Finance School. Now I’m 22 years old.
I love English. I love French and I likecompetition. When talking of my characteristics, I would like to illustratethem with a case.
In May 2006, I led a team of 5 members andparticipated in a university-wide English competition named the 2ndSIFT Mock APEC MRT Competition. My fellows and I were from a same Youth Leaguedepartment so we were able to work well with each other. We often discussedtogether, dined together and rehearsed together. We had a goal in mind. Wehelped each other a lot and therefore, our teamspirit paid off, so I amteamspirited and well coordinated.
To be successful, one has to be confident. I’mconfident of my strength and my English. This kind of confidence derives frommy real English capacity. I excelled in both the CET-4 and the CET-6 and havepassed the intermediate and the advanced in terpretation test, so I amconvinced that I can do well. Actually confidence is the driving force forsuccess.
Then I am diligent. I drafted and modifiedmost of the manuscripts for our team members and I did a lot of work to preparefor it. Actually, diligence could make up for lacking of talent. Anyway, I was muchrewarded for my diligence from my birth.
Last but not least, I tend to keep a lowprofile. But I am ambitious but not aggressive. I am not flawless andoccasionally I’m impatient and sometimes too picky. But I am working hard toimprove them.
让我么来看看自我介绍中要注意什么。我觉得单单的很直白的介绍很枯燥，毕竟人家都看过你简历了，那么你就应该生动点。比如说，我采用的用一个例子来说明自己的性格或者长处优势，就会比较有效果。然后大家一般都会说自己有团队精神，那么在介绍中切忌用“我”，而要用“我们”，这才能突出你的团队精神。然后，四大比较看重英语的，你可以着重谈谈英语方面优势。以后我会专门介绍怎么说好自我介绍的。
2_What did you do in your internship?
这个部分因人而异了，没有什么特别的说法，注意要说清楚，不要说完了人家还不知道你在说什么或者干了什么。当然最好要和自己的优势结合起来说，比如说锻炼了什么，发挥了什么等等。
3_What’syour opinion towards accounting and auditing?
Accounting is about finding out what thecompany has done in a certain period. In accounting, all the primitive figures areclassified and categorized and then added or substracted. Accounting is thereflection of all the activities of a company in the past in terms of figures.
Auditing then is about examing the resultsof accounting. An auditor shall be very meticulous,careful and honest. An auditorshall see every figure in a picky eye. Auditing requires great patience andsometimes it’s boring. But that’s where the challenge lies.
这是我自己的理解，大家也可以根据自己理解写。我再放一段网上找到的但是我修改过的：
AUDIT
What I want is not only a job, but also acareer. I choose audit as the beginning of my career, because I think it couldenable me to contact with various people, various companies and even variousindustries and it would make me learn more useful things that I've neverlearned from school.
As I know, when we audit a company, what wedo is to check its account books to make sure that the data could truly reflectprofit and loss of the company and could really help people to make correctinvestments. So we might have to deal with endless statistical data. I've everbeen told that audit is a boring job. Well, one's meat might be another one'spoison. I just want to say, if you like the job, no matter how boring it mightbe, you would regard it an opportunity to grow yourself, and would certainlyget joy from it. Actually, I don't think audit is a boring job. What we aredealing with are not meaningless data, but useful information which could tellus something about our customer, and we should use our skills and experience tofind out the truth. How challenging it is! Thinking about that, the job seemsquite interesting and exciting. I know if I had the chance to work here, Imight sometimes work long hours, but I know that I am constantly learning, andI would deliver all my passion to learn and to practice.
4_What’syour favorite course?
My favorite course are as follows:intensive English reading, western economies and accounting. I like English so Istudied western economies very hard and I found it was really interesting_Accounting is fabulous. Through the figures I could know what the company isdoing or has done and what’s the problem. I mean I could penetrate through theveil of a company.
5_Whichaccounting courses have taken?
I have taken principles of accounting,financial decision-making, international financial management and analysis offinancial reports and other accounting-related courses.
6_Haveyou applied for the other “Big Four”?
Yes, I have. Due to some reasons and someforce majeure I have only received the invitation of interview from EY.
7_Talkabout your internship and your social activiteis
这个大家根据自己的经历咯
8_Howdo you relieve yourself of the pressure?
To relieve of pressure, I resort to lightmusic. I like a kind of music called New Age music featuring Enya, the SecretGarden. These are relieving music, making you relaxed. Sometimes I tell myself Ihave to be tough, strong then pressure becomes weaker.
9_Whyare you interested in accounting?
I’m interested in accounting because I havecome to know pretty much about it so I find fascinating things. The figures,mere figures, can tell you what the company is doing or has done. Accountingnow is indispensible to every company. It’s everywhere, ubiquitous. Beding anaccount is a qualified job. It is said that there are three jobs in the worldthat are needed everywhere: the lawyer, the doctor and the accountant. I’minterested in accounting, not only because it’s interesting, but also it’s aqualifying and challenging discipline. A sense of carefulness and an eye ofcriticism and analysis can be nurtured.
10_Whyshall we give you the offer?
(1) I have a passion for auditing andaccounting. I have a positive attitude towards tough and tiring jobs thanks tomy diligence.
(2) My major is finance-related. I havestudied quite a lot courses about accounting such as priciples of accounting,financial decision-making and financial reports and bank accounting. I knowmuch about accounting. While for auditing, it’s about examing the results ofaccounting. So to speak, I’m familiar with both of them and my specializedknowledge is my guarantee for success in this field.
(3) I am good at English and I like Englishso I can use it freely. As I know EY value those who have a good command ofEnglish so I can be the one. I have some certificates and credentials in boththe academic and pratical respects. I have confidence in my English whichderives from my English capacity.
(4) I’m diligent. I’m pleased to do a jobthat I like very much.
(5) I like EY’s corporate culture so Ibelieve EY can develop me in a full spectrum way and I can contribute a lot toEY.
另外自己还要总结一下strengths, weak points, greatest pressure and greatestchallenge等等.
然后是自己要准备的提问的问题：
1. What’s your point of view towards therelationship between integrity and client’s benefit?
2. Do you think auditing boring?
3. What kinds of training programs does EYoffer?
4. What do you think about overworking?
5. How does EY’s culture influence yourwork and living?
6. How do you coordinate so many staff andteams?
7. What’s the difference in the operationbetween EY and the other three firms in China?
好了，这就是我准备的东西。大家可以参考一下，然后自己尽情发挥。准备好东西后，心里就不会慌了。
一面的面试地点在长乐路的实际商贸广场。一定要着正装。来到面试地点等候时，可以再继续看看自己准备的东西，也可以看看EY提供的关于怎么应付面试的小册子，非常地好，一步一步的，很好！看了一会，就轮到你了。不要紧张，深呼吸。EY的经理们都是非常的nice的，不会拿出很challenging的问题来跟你过不去的。比如说我的senior manager Julia就是非常nice的，年龄不大，做了9年了，很好说话。一般上来，进去打招呼，问候一下，一定要笑，给人家留下好印象。如果看到桌上放着水，或者他/她请你喝水时，不要喝哦，就说谢谢就可以了，当水不存在。一般上来都会让你坐自我介绍的，就按照准备的来吧，说的时候也可以improvization一下，注意眼光不要老是盯着经理看，借助body language，到处扫射，基本以对方的左耳、正中、右耳为范围扇形范围。交谈的时候如果维持笑容的话，manager会很好对付，一般来说会聊得很投机。我甚至和manager聊到了星座，一个virgo她还不知道什么意思呢，嘿嘿。我的manager最后问了个满讨厌的问题，算是考验：你没有上过审计类的课，你能够应付这个工作吗？能适应吗？我是这样回答的：虽然我没有上过类似的课，但是大多数进四大的不是会计专业，因此我觉得心态更重要。（这是避开问题的矛头，采取迂回战术）我在进入大四的时候，就时刻以就业的心态来对待学习生活，因此在心态上绝对没有问题，可以胜任这份工作。并且我所学过的一些专业课多多少少和会计有关，会计基础不错，虽然没学过审计，但是多少了解过。她还是比较满意我这个回答的。一面通过的难度不大的，不会给你什么难堪，这也是EY的一个规律，一面删人少，二面就多了！所以我会在后面好好说说二面的。
EY的二面是和partner单挑。说到par，有中国大陆的（最少，碰到了就算走运了，因为中英文都不错），有香港的（中文可能差点，但是英语没问题），外国人（不会中文，和他们pk英语吧）还有马来人（ohmy god，god bless you，很苦，中英文都不行）。以上是par的几个分类，不过就算你碰到了马来人，如果他/她够nice的话，还是很好的。所以关键还是自己啦。
关于二面要准备什么问题，如果所前面那些东西你都没问题，那也不需要准备了，因为就这些玩意。好了，准备好的兄弟姐妹们，let’s roll！
二面也要正装，到EY的老地方等待，不过这次是在23楼的par的办公区域了。进门的时候，我还是强调，要笑眯眯，给大家一个轻松的氛围。一般par都会在桌上放杯水，我还是这句话，让你喝，说句“谢谢”；不让你喝就当没看见。记住要打招呼哦。然后par会让你坐下，坐下吧。忘了说了，作为一个好习惯，以后一定要把简历那在手上，进了面试地方也是，你可以放在桌子上，手按在上面；或者放在腿上，手放在上面。你还可以把其他相关资料放在一起拿着。为什么呢？
因为这样的话，给人一种稳重的感觉，让别人知道，你随时随地准备提供资料给他们，认为是在为他们着想，虽然他们都已经有了你的资料，但是这样有备无患，万一真的需要呢，你能够马上拿出来不就赚大了？对于其他地方的面试也应该这样；另外如果你突然忘记了什么，你也可以拿出简历，假装说：“你看，我这里写着呢。。。。。。。。。”避免尴尬。为了对方也为了你自己，还是拿点资料在手上好。
好了，par开始面试了。第一个问题，是中文的，中文回答咯：跟我说一下你其他几大事务所的面试情况吧。对于我来说，我是只有一个，EY。当然如果你有其他的说了也无妨，这表示你很牛，同时也告诉他们，如果你不要我，你就是损失了；但是如果像我这样只有一个也没关系，看我怎么回答的。
“呵呵，对于我来说，我只获得了EY一家的面试机会。”
“真的啊？”
“没错。DTT我申请的时候一不小心申请错了地方，然后改正过来时就成了第二次申请了，结果就没有机会了。PwC因为招的人不多，所以也没有机会。毕马威倒是有笔试的，但是他题目非常多，我是确保准确率的，结果他是以速度为标准的，因此也失去了；EY本来是和KPMG时间冲突的，但是我换过来了，并且学校安排了校车，帮助我们及时赶到了考试地点。可以说是命中注定的吧（这个是胡扯了，大家无视。。。。。），我顺利通过了笔试。说到笔试，EY的笔试我觉得非常人性化，考察应用能力为主，并且英语作文也是我的特长。做下来感觉不错。一面的时候，我的面试官是叫Julia的seniormanager（能记住名字的话，印象会不错哦！），感觉非常nice，因此我也比较顺利通过了。所以虽然我只有EY一个二面，但是我有信心，能够获得EY的青睐！”
如果大家有其他的经历，当然如是说了，没必要为了表现衷心而隐去。
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