Returning to work
EY Reconnect is our programme for career returners, providing a bridge for professionals to re-enter the workplace after an extended career break.
EY Reconnect gave me exposure to interesting client work but within a programme that was aware of the challenges of coming back to work after a break.
Kemi
Manager, Financial Services Strategy and Transactions
What is EY Reconnect?
EY Reconnect is a 12-week programme for people who have had an extended break from the world of work and would like to reconnect with their career. If you have experience as a manager in professional services, consultancy, financial services, technology or a related industry, join us.
You’ll receive specialised inductions and coaching within one of our client services teams in Consulting, Assurance, People Services, Tax, or Strategy and Transactions. And you won’t do it alone. As part of a peer group of fellow returners who have also had a two-to-10-year break, we’ll make sure you have access to networks and the support you need to pick up where you left off.
It’s a great opportunity to refresh your previous experience and expertise within the industry and discover the skills you’ve developed during your break. Because we believe it’s not all about your technical experience that adds value. At EY, we encourage creativity and flexibility, and the skills you’ve acquired from your career break will be celebrated and valued as much as those from your professional CV.
Which business area could you join?
Consulting
Join a network of EY Consulting
professionals around the world. You'll
find new ways of solving complex
problems by asking better questions,
helping clients improve performance
and manage risk, and inspiring them
with insightful business ideas.
Assurance
Provide accounting solutions that help
some of the world's biggest organisations understand their business and increase stakeholder confidence. You'll build your experience while managing audit teams, using the latest tools and methodologies.
People Services
We combine human capital, people and organisational change capabilities into
an integrated business offering. You’ll
be part of a fast-growing proposition
which meets the scale and complexity
of how our clients work, globally.
Tax
With ever-changing regulatory and legislative agendas around the world, our role as trusted advisors is becoming more important.
You'll be managing tax teams across multiple industries, and be connected to a global network of EY Tax professionals.
Strategy and Transactions
Specialising in lead advisory and valuation and business
modelling, you'll advise companies and private equity firms on
some of the biggest and most complex cross-border deals in the
global market.
What background and past experience is needed for EY Reconnect?
You’ll have worked at manager level or above, with a background in professional services, consultancy, financial services, technology or a related industry.
It’s not all about your technical experience. EY Reconnect is an opportunity to join an inclusive and diverse workplace where we encourage creativity and flexibility. It’s not just something we talk about – the skills you’ve acquired from your career break will be celebrated and valued as much as those from your professional CV.
Which locations are available?
Our EY Reconnect programme offers opportunities in various locations, depending on the business area you’re applying to.
Why EY?
We’re building the workplace of the future – smarter, more inclusive, more dynamic and more flexible – motivated by a sense of purpose. We’re continually investing in our people, offering you a range of experiences and assignments to inspire your professional development and help you move closer to your long-term goals.
Brilliant people from different backgrounds are already thriving in our business, and we’re continuing to build a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can feel they belong.
In fact, our recent accreditations include Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies, Times Top 50 Employers for Women, Top 10 Employers for Working Families, Stonewall Top Employer, and Business in the Community’s Best Employers for Race.
We also have a range of well-established, thriving employee networks across the business, and are recognised as a Mental Health First Aid Champion and a Social Mobility Champion.
