Fast forward your career with EY NextGen Women!

Paula Lumbreras, Senior Consultant at EY Parthenon, blogs about why you should apply for the NextGen Women program.

Studies increasingly indicate that diverse team-managed groups outperform homogeneous ones both within and beyond corporations. However, certain sectors, including Mergers and Aqcuisitions M&A, have been slow to adopt diversity. Historically, this field has been dominated by men.

To support current and future generations of women in this sector, EY launched a case competition. Last year marked the first time it was held in Denmark as part of the International EY NextGen Women competition. This competition is exclusively for female students who want to pursue a career in transactions and business strategy and are challenged to provide the best solutions to various real-world business challenges.

2022 was the first time we celebrated this competition in Denmark, and I was lucky to become a member of the organizing team for the event. This blog aims to provide information on the competition, the selection process, and the incredible benefits of participating in this event. So, keep reading to learn more.

What is the NextGen competition?

The competition is designed to inspire the next generation of exceptional female talents to pursue an exciting career in the world of transactions and strategy. The first phase of the competition takes place at a local level, with 20 participants from different backgrounds competing at our EY office in Frederiksberg. The selected participants will face the challenge of critical thinking in a group case competition, from which the winning group is chosen. The single winner will be chosen through an individual challenge conducted afterward by the winning group.

The national winner will attend the global final along with representatives from 25+ other countries. Last year, the final competition took place in London, and it was an excellent experience for our winner Julie, who met extremely talented young professionals and represented Demark incredibly. The final competition, which is divided into a three-day event, aims to bring together the national finalists in one location where they will work together to solve a case study, participate in personal and professional development sessions and workshops, and meet our top EY ambassadors. Finally, the competition culminates with the announcement of the global winner of EY NextGen Women.