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EY UK: application stages, tests and practice

EY says you apply online without a CV, complete online assessments that may include multiple choice, table and graph questions, pattern questions and a recorded video response, and then, if shortlisted, attend an EY Experience Day. EY does not name an assessment vendor on its UK student pages.

Routes: Graduate, Industrial Placement, apprenticeship and summer internship routes, as described on EY's student pages. Insight and spring programmes were listed as opening later and their process is not described. Last verified 2026-10-22.

Stages in order

What do the confidence badges mean?

Vendor-published Stated in the test publisher's own document or practice site.
Academic From peer-reviewed research.
Official employer Stated on the employer's own page.
Near-official Near-official: an employer-run practice portal, or a vendor or employer-quoted press release naming the employer.
Candidate-reported Reported by candidates. Treat as likely but unconfirmed.
Third-party From prep sites, press or forums. Not confirmed by the employer or publisher.

Online application
Official employer
Apply through the online portal by choosing a programme and location. A CV or cover letter is not required. You can submit only one application at a time, and you apply for one programme per six-month period.
Sources: [1] [2]
Online assessments
Official employer
EY says the assessments may include questions about your abilities, behaviours and working preferences. Formats listed: choose from several options, interpret a table, chart or graph, move or drag items on screen, identify a pattern or apply a set of rules, and record a video response. The how-to-apply page describes a Realistic Job Preview, a first online stage covering teamwork and learning capability, and a behavioural skills test. The assessment has a time limit that is given in your invitation and instructions. A preparation hub with practice assessments sits inside the assessment portal. EY does not state item numbers or total time.
Practise: Numerical reasoning test practice, Logical and inductive reasoning test practice, Video interview practice
Sources: [1] [2]
Shortlisting
Official employer
EY reviews your application and performance across the whole process. The highest performers are invited to the next stage.
Sources: [2]
EY Experience Day
Official employer
The final stage. In person at EY UK offices for graduate, placement and apprentice programmes, with a virtual alternative only for exceptional reasons. Virtual for all summer internship programmes. EY describes meeting current staff, showcasing your skills and asking questions. It does not publish an agenda.
Practise: Assessment centre practice
Sources: [1] [2]

Final stage line-up

Official employer

EY does not publish an agenda. It says the EY Experience Day is the final stage, where you meet people already at EY, showcase your skills, ask questions and connect with others. It is held in person at UK offices for graduate, industrial placement and apprentice programmes, with a virtual alternative only in exceptional cases, and is virtual for all summer internship programmes.

Assessment centre practice

Retakes and validity

EY requires candidates to agree to re-sit any assessment at any point if EY asks. No re-sit is allowed if you ask for adjustments after completing an assessment. If rejected you wait six months to reapply for graduate or undergraduate roles, or three months for apprentice or Career Starters roles, using a new email address. You can submit at most two applications per year.

What we could not verify

The current assessment vendor is unconfirmed (EY UK pages name none; Cappfinity rests on a 2012 trade press report that could not be read and on prep sites, and SHL appears on EY's US site).
Number of items and total time for the online assessments
Experience Day line-up: group exercise, case study, presentation and interview counts or lengths
Separate process for insight or spring programmes
Result validity period
EY does not say its assessments include a situational judgement test; it describes a Realistic Job Preview and questions about abilities, behaviours and working preferences.

Sources

EY UK students: how to apply Checked 2026-10-22
EY's own page, re-read 2026-10-22. Supports application, preparation hub inside the assessment portal, Realistic Job Preview and behavioural skills test, and the Experience Day as the final stage (meet people, showcase skills, ask questions, connect). No Experience Day agenda and no vendor named.
EY UK students: FAQs Checked 2026-10-22
EY's own page, re-read 2026-10-22. Supports assessment formats, time limit, camera rule, re-sit rule, shortlisting, Experience Day location and format (in person at UK offices for graduate, placement and apprentice programmes; virtual for summer internships; Experience Days from mid-October 2026), application limits and reapplication wait. No Experience Day agenda.
Recruiter, 2012: EY uses new Capp situation test Checked 2026-10-22. Page could not be read at the time
Re-tried 2026-10-22: still returns 403, not read. A search summary says EY adopted a situational test from Capp (now Cappfinity) in 2012. Not used for any stage or vendor claim.

Common questions about EY UK

What are the stages of the EY UK application process?

As we could verify, the stages are: Online application, then Online assessments, then Shortlisting, then EY Experience Day. The page says which of these are stated by EY UK itself and which are only reported by candidates. Check your own invitation, because processes change every cycle.

What is the final stage of the EY UK process?

Can I practise for EY UK here?

Yes. Each stage links to the matching free practice, with real timings, an untimed mode and a learn mode. The practice is independent, uses original questions and is not affiliated with EY UK or any test publisher.

Independent practice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by EY UK.

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