Campus Forward Award Winner:
EY
About EY
COMPANY SIZE:
Privately Held Large Enterprise (1000+ employees)
INDUSTRY:
Financial, Business, & IT Services
The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
The Highlights of EY's Approach to Early Career Hiring
Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting
In a primarily virtual world, EY seeks to build strong engagement and connections with early career talent through utilizing a variety of platforms to source candidates, market events, and prioritize individualized attention and candidate education. EY hosts various general information sessions including interactive programs to educate students on EY’s service lines; panels with individuals of all ranks to discuss experience at the firm; coffee chats with recruiters to speak with candidates individually; and conversations with EY leaders.
Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience
Through engaging, candidate-focused recruitment, EY strives to build a hiring process that best aligns with student job seekers. They understand a positive candidate experience is driven by offering a wide range of career options, giving timely communication, and having engaging team members. EY prides themselves in developing rapport with students through interactive virtual events, timely application updates, and a candidate-first mindset. EY seeks the most innovative approaches to best recruit candidates, whether virtually or in-person on campus.
Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion
EY’s comprehensive inclusive recruiting strategy is focused on differential investments in early ID programming for all students and additional investments focused on ethnicity, gender, LGBT+, veterans and students with disabilities. Efforts are focused on student empowerment and support through external organizations and connecting with students directly through virtual sourcing partners. EY offers innovative programming such as Women in Audit and Expedition EY, and contributes to positive systemic change by working with educational institutions through the EY Foundation.
Investing in Impactful Internship Programs
When faced with adapting the program due to COVID-19, EY created a meaningful, 5+ week virtual program for interns in various service lines. Interns join client service teams to work on a diverse slate of projects, participate in social events with other interns, and have frequent opportunities to hear from leaders at the firm on many occasions. The early career start internship, known as Launch, culminates in a capstone project, as well as a celebration event where interns hear from EY’s Global Chairman and CEO. The internship is engaging, inspiring, and an opportunity to equip the next generation of leaders.
Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent
Career empowerment begins with trust – trust to excel, lead, and grow. At EY, professionals are empowered with skills that differentiate them in the market, enabling them to better serve the rapid-evolving needs of clients, and thrive in a culture dedicated to cultivating hands-on coaching and growth. As part of the EY Ripples vision to positively impact one billion lives by 2030, EY supports the next generation workforce to help ensure that young and underserved groups are prepared for the working world of the future. EY seeks the most innovative approaches to teach transferable skills so that tomorrow’s workers can find and sustain meaningful work amid constant change.
Congratulations to the team at EY for being selected as one of the winners of RippleMatch's 2022 Campus Forward Awards!
RippleMatch's Campus Forward Awards recognizes the top early career teams and programs in the nation. Through a detailed application process, early career teams shared their approach to recruitment, candidate experience, D&I, and internship & entry-level programming. The programs picked for this award represent the best of the best, selected from applications submitted by campus recruiting teams across industries.
See all Award Winners for the category of Large Early Career Programs, Large Team below
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