Imagine where your journey can lead you to, when the experience is yours to build.

Take the first step towards an exceptional career experience by joining the EY Start-up Challenge on 23 and 24 March 2023 in Zurich*. Challenge your technical abilities and problem-solving skills in an exciting set-up and get the chance to receive an offer for a graduate level position to start your career within the consulting competencies at EY!

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Our consulting services which cover of Strategy & Transactions, Business Consulting, Technology Consulting, Financial Services Consulting, and People Advisory Services  offer a broad range of services dedicated to providing high-value and trusted advice to clients across their value chain and across diverse industry sectors. 

Have you ever wondered how consulting at EY looks like? Then seize the opportunity to get to know EY’s consulting services and apply for the EY Start-up Challenge!


What you can expect - enriching experiences that will last a lifetime

  • During the two days engage with EY and a start-up to solve a fascinating real-life business problem!
  • Receive coaching from experts at EY during the event to broaden your know-how and expertise.
  • Deep dive into the consulting world at EY and learn how we work with clients and the type of skills and mindset that we foster.
  • Showcase and increase your know-how and skills, which you’ve gained from various experiences, including your studies, student and summer jobs or internships.
  • Engage in exciting discussions with the founders of the start-up, industry experts and other students.
  • Connect and participate in fun activities with other participants and our specialists.
  • Get the chance to receive a job offer for a graduate level position to start your career at EY!

What you can contribute - skills for shaping the future

  • You are enrolled in a Bachelor's or a Master’s program in Switzerland, you are about to graduate among the top-tier students in a business, finance, science, psychology or technology field
  • You are innovative, analytical, keen to solve problems and willing to positively impact your colleagues, your clients and society 
  • You bring curiosity and eagerness to learn and grow in the dynamic and diverse environment
  • You enjoy teamwork and bring strong communication skills in English and German and/or French
  • You are agile, collaborative, resilient and open-minded
  • You can demonstrate relevant experience in analytical tasks, sales or management topics

What we can offer - an inspiring working environment

At EY, you will benefit from a vibrant and innovative environment, surrounded by colleagues with diverse backgrounds, ideas and ambitions. We provide you with the opportunities so you can build your own exceptional experience, in line with our commitment to your career: "The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build". 

Customizing your exceptional experience extends to our other benefits where alongside competitive compensation, you can enjoy

  • Ability to balance your professional and personal commitments leveraging our various flexible working models 
  • Career growth through performance and development support including hands-on experience, training, education, coaching and leadership skills for the future
  • Investing in your personal wellbeing through our health education programs, vacation & leave options and corporate benefits 
  • You can check out our benefits and rewards on our Total Rewards page.

How can you register for the event?

Registration for this event is closed. Find an overview of other events here.

* Costs covered

We are aware that you have to plan a lot of your time for participating in this event. We will host you and to support you with covering the costs of attending the event, we will reimburse train travel within Switzerland to attend the event.

Only confirmed participants will receive an invitation from us.

Questions about the EY Start-Up Challenge event?

Feel free to reach out to Amir Dedic

Telephone: +41 58 286 36 88
E-Mail: amir.dedic@ch.ey.com