EY Empower - Consulting Graduate Programme 2023

Please note that depending upon interest, this role may close earlier than advertised, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

About the Bright Network - EY Empower Programme

EY Empower is a new initiative developed in partnership with Bright Network, specifically designed to support those who come from traditionally under-represented groups in the industry.

If accepted on to the programme, you will be offered in-depth coaching and support throughout the rest of the EY recruitment process, to help you realise your full potential. This will be provided across a variety of formats, including group and 1-2-1 coaching sessions, and sign-posting to relevant upskilling tools and material. 

You will also be able to skip part of the EY online portal stage (learning for a changing world).

EY Empower: Consulting Graduate Programme

About the programme

When you join our Consulting team, you'll do more than just advise businesses – you’ll collaborate with key decision-makers to help them make better choices. You’ll have the chance to immerse yourself within organisations, from local start-ups to global conglomerates, to explore every angle and offer them fresh approaches to their pressing issues. And you’ll do all this while laying the foundations for a unique and exciting career at EY – one that will see you building a better working world alongside people who’ll push you to your full potential.

What will you be doing?

• Working with a variety of clients from start-ups to recognisable organisations.
• Listening to client problems and defining strategies and solutions.
• Developing proposals and business cases for EY or our clients.
• Analysing trends in industries like banking, retail or telecommunications, media and technology.
• You’ll also be expected to be flexible and spend time away from your office.

How is it structured?

We'll help you develop the skills to decipher how each client problem is different and to find innovative ways of solving them. You'll be part of a large graduate community which is a great opportunity to build your network, participate in corporate sustainability events and develop your leadership skills. 

Whichever programme you join, you'll benefit from access to training and development resources as well as support from colleagues within your team. Since no two projects will be the same, we’ll coach and mentor you in a way that will prepare you for anything.

By the time you finish, you can expect to be well on your way to becoming a Senior Consultant with the opportunity to build a speciality in your preferred area.

Alongside our programme offering, we give you all the training and exposure to real-world work you could want. We also offer company-wide and programme-specific rewards that make all the hard work worthwhile. These include wellbeing initiatives, a free tech MBA, healthcare support, a pension scheme and more.

What programmes can you join?

• Enterprise Risk (Birmingham)
• Technology Risk (Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester)
• Transformation Architecture (Belfast)

Technology in Consulting

You’ll develop future-focused skills and capabilities with formal learning and professional experiences that will equip you to become a leading transformation consultant. And you’ll gain deep experience across industries and sectors through our solutions-led go-to-market approach. Technology has a huge hand in that approach. And you can enjoy sitting right at the cutting edge of that technology – using it to develop key game-changing solutions for big client projects.

This is where your adventure begins and where you have every opportunity to build an exceptional experience. Embrace the challenge as you help us build a better working world for everyone.

Are you eligible to apply?

If you meet the EY Empower criteria below, you’re in your final year at university, or if you’ve already graduated, this opportunity is for you. 

To be eligible for the EY Empower programme, you must identify within any of the listed groups below:

• A minority ethnic group, including (but not limited to) Black Heritage, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Heritage and Asian 
• Female
• LGBTQ+
• From a lower socio-economic background
• Identify as having a disability

We operate an open access policy, meaning we don’t screen out applications on your academic performance alone. You will however, need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject - some programmes will require a subject relevant to the business area, and have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.

EY welcome applications from all students, regardless of their background. If the above does not apply to you, please submit your application directly - here

The process

To get started, fill in a short initial application form and answer one motivational question by clicking the apply now button.
If your initial application is successful, you will then receive details of how to access the relevant coaching and support sessions, along with the instructions of how to complete EY’s application portal as an Empower programme candidate.

Note: If you’ve applied for EY in the last 6 months, unfortunately you will be unable to apply for this opportunity.

Learn more

Immerse yourself in our world whilst exploring your options at the forefront of business. Get to know the part you could play in our organisation. And discover what it means to experience EY your way.

Find out more about our opportunities and how to apply.

Our world. Your way.