Melbourne,
Yes, I do work for EY. As for the questions, u better ask some of the people who wrote here and were recently on assesment, as my process was totaly different and long time ago.
Flyingazorian,
Middle East is totally different from Europe or Oz, but no major problems in adapting to the lifestyle here. AUH is cheaper than DXB in terms of taxi, but other costs r pretty much the same. Your salary is tax free, and most important accomodation is provided (rents r quite high for a decent flat), so, if u r well organized u can save money
