People
Ernst & Young is about people from all over the world collaborating in an inclusive environment underpinned by a shared set of values. You’ll be part of a culture defined by respect, integrity and teamwork. You’ll build strong relationships which embrace different points of view, enabling us to harness the diversity of our people to get the best results for our clients. Worldwide, you’ll find our culture helps you thrive and gives you the confidence to keep growing and building on your successes.
As a new joiner, you’ll find plenty of people ready to welcome you, introduce you to colleagues and clients and work with you to address our clients’ most pressing problems. You’ll work across geographical and cultural boundaries, rising to challenges, profiting from opportunities and evolving a global mindset.
Ernst & Young is the first professional services organisation to bring a borderless approach to the huge established and emerging markets across the continents of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). It means 60,000 people in 16 time zones and 87 countries working together to deploy the collective power of our assorted expertise in the service of our clients.
This gives unparalleled scope to your career, permitting you to excel at what you do best and fully achieve your potential.
Promoting equal opportunities
To understand a client’s business we need to understand their people. This is one of the reasons why at Ernst & Young we are committed to recruiting, forming and rewarding the best people from every walk of life. And right from day one, you’ll build relationships which will serve you throughout your career.
Promoting diversity is important to us because different viewpoints let us tackle the challenges we face from many different angles.
Our people are at the heart of making this a reality. Today we have numerous networks promoting the success of our people, whatever their sex, background, age or sexual orientation. These include:
EY Black Network
EY Disability Working Group
EY Far East Network
EY Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Network
EY International Network
EY Parents' Network
EY South Asian Network
EY Women's Network
If you would like to know more about what these networks do or speak to their members, simply search for them under the group section of Facebook.
How are we doing?
It’s all very well talking about our people, but at Ernst & Young we are making a real difference. We have set ourselves some tough targets and we work hard to be monitored, and so noticed, for our success. Here are some of the people awards and recognition we have received to date:
The Times Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work
The Sunday Times 20 Best Big Companies to Work For
Investor in People
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
Race for Opportunity benchmarking
Opportunity Now benchmarking: Platinum rating
Employers' Forum on Disability: Gold Rating
Women and Work Commission Exemplar Companies
Work-life Balance Award for EY Birmingham and Big Tick award from the business community