While many companies bemoan the increasing shortage of skilled younger workers, particularly from under-represented groups, EY is addressing the challenge by building its own talent.
The firm has announced a major expansion of its EY Scholars Master’s Program, which covers up to 100% of tuition and fees for students receiving a master’s degree in accounting. The students, all of whom are past EY college interns, commit to working for the firm when they finish their schooling.
EY is investing more than $1.5 million to raise the number of participating schools from 2 (Notre Dame and the University of Virginia) to more than 30, including Pennsylvania State University, Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan) and raise the number of participating students from 17 to 53. The practices involved in the program also are growing from just audit and insurance to including tax.
