Shape the future of work through people and strategy.
Programme overview
On the People Consulting Summer Internship, you’ll shape the future with confidence by supporting organisations to transform how they work through their people. You’ll work in teams using insight, technology and innovation to address workforce challenges and deliver lasting change. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build core skills while contributing to meaningful outcomes for clients and their people.
Core skills for success
- Analytical thinking — interpret workforce data, research and trends to generate insights that inform recommendations.
- Problem solving — support the development of practical solutions to workforce and organisational challenges.
- Inclusive collaboration — work with diverse teams and stakeholders to deliver people-focused outcomes.
- Critical thinking and judgement — assess information and options to support well-informed decisions.
- Adaptability — respond to changing project requirements and priorities with confidence.
- Digital fluency — use technology, data and tools to support analysis and project delivery.
What you will be doing
- Working across a range of capabilities including: Workforce Advisory, Talent, and HR Transformation & HR Technology.
- Working on people-focused projects across areas such as change, culture, workforce strategy and HR transformation.
- Using research, data and insight to understand workforce challenges and support recommendations for clients.
- Collaborating with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
- Developing your skills and experience by contributing to meetings, reports and presentations.
Please note: Due to UK policies, you must be based in the UK for the entire duration of the programme.
Eligibility for applying
If you’re in your penultimate year, or if you’re already in your final year but will be doing a one-year Master’s degree, or taking a gap year, this internship is for you.
You will need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject, have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths, or in your home language if you do not hold English Language GCSE, and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.
While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A-level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.
Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for the EY role you have applied to by considering your scores in the online assessments and your academic attainment at A-level or equivalent. This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.
We are also proud to partner with RARE recruitment, so that your application can be processed in the context of your socio-economic background. This allows us to give you the maximum credit for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your personal circumstances.