Apply for student programs

We offer more than just an internship. We offer a launchpad for personal and professional growth. You'll foster a strong network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who are committed to supporting you on your EY journey and beyond. From the start, you'll receive dedicated training and coaching, work hands-on with real clients, and be immersed in our vibrant culture. Those who stand out may be offered a permanent role after graduation. 

 You can apply to join the Vacationer Program in the penultimate year of your degree.

When you apply for a role, you may have the option to nominate a preference to work in either the Financial Services (FS) sector or Core Services.

In FS, you’ll work with a diverse range of clients within the financial services industry across Insurance, Banking and Capital Markets, and Wealth and Asset Management. Our FS roles tend to have a more specialised focus; however, you’ll work on a truly global scale with multinational companies across Oceania and in some cases, Asia-Pacific. This means working in integrated teams and collaborating across different areas of our business.

Our Core Services business is slightly different; roles here will give you access to clients across multiple industries (e.g. Construction and Infrastructure, Energy and Media and Telecoms), so you’ll get broad experience as you work across different business sectors. We’re a global business so while you’ll focus on clients within Australia, you’ll also have opportunities to work across other geographies where possible.

To be eligible for our student programs, you must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, or an Australian Permanent Resident. If you do not meet this requirement and are interested in joining our Graduate Program, we encourage you to submit an Expression of Interest via our main application form. Expressions of Interest will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted by our Early Careers team.

Upon submitting an Expression of Interest, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to obtain permanent residency or transition to another relevant visa type before the expiry of your current visa.
• Legal right to work in Australia until permanent residency is granted.
• Currently in the final year of your degree program or have graduated within the last 24 months at the time of your application.
• Completion of an English language test in the last 24 months, achieving at least a ‘Proficient’ level of English as defined by the Department of Home Affairs (unless exempt).

Please note: EY will not sponsor students or graduates for residency purposes. Successful candidates who are not permanent residents when offered a graduate position will need to independently apply for and obtain permanent residency.

Due to client requirements:

• We only accept applications from Australian citizens for our Core Consulting service line in all locations.
• We only accept applications from Australian citizens for all service lines in our Canberra office (with the exception of Audit).

We encourage international students who do not meet our criteria to consider opportunities with one of our offices in Asia Pacific or around the globe.

Using real work-based scenarios, we explore different aspects of your potential role and how your individual strengths will fit here.

There are 15 questions in total for this assessment. They’re a mix of multiple-choice, written and video answers – there’s no time limit, but it must be completed in one sitting. On average, this stage will take around 45 minutes.

This assessment involves videoing three of your answers, so we recommend before starting that you:

• Have the latest version of Chrome on your computer or laptop, or the latest version of Adobe Flash
• Check that your computer’s webcam and microphone (internal or external) are working – you’ll also have the opportunity to do this in the assessment itself
• Use broadband or high-speed internet to ensure the video quality is good
• Check the lighting in the room and try to keep the background in your video as plain as possible

Once you’ve completed this stage, we’ll share personalised feedback that identifies your key strengths for the world of work, how you can develop them further, and tips and ideas for the strengths you can improve on. We believe this will be helpful for you, no matter where you choose to work.

If you’re successful here, you’ll progress to our Recruitment Day, where we get to meet each other.