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Ingés@EY, An Event Focused on Sharing Experiences

EY organized the Ingés@EY event, which brought together a hundred engineering students and recent graduates for an afternoon on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The goal was to showcase EY’s activities and highlight the numerous opportunities available to young people joining the firm, helping them envision their future engineering careers. “We wanted to provide more than just an introduction to the professions by offering activities that demonstrate what a typical day at EY looks like,” said Stéphane Rebecca, Campus Manager. The agenda included an overview of the firm, its expertise, daily team life, as well as workshops focused on sustainable development and soft skills. The event concluded with inspiring stories that left a lasting impression on all attendees.

Sarah Daher, a second-year engineering student at Télécom Paris, who interned at EY for a month in 2025 during the “EY Engineer Summer Camp,” shared her experience: “I attended Ingés@EY because I wanted to return to EY and reconnect with the colleagues I met during my internship. The event was very well organized. There were more engineers than I expected, and they explained their roles and projects. I also participated in several workshops, which were extremely enriching. The atmosphere was very friendly, and it facilitated great exchanges among all attendees.”

The workshop on sustainable development particularly resonated with the student:

“We had to consider the risks and how companies can adapt to climate change. There were several cards, and each participant had to choose an action, think about it, and discuss it. It was really well done. I think it’s a great initiative by EY to offer such workshops, which are actually mandatory for all new hires,” she added.

To illustrate real-life scenarios, EY invited a theater troupe to reenact a typical day of a collaborator, a creative and engaging way to display the diversity of tech expertise within the firm and the breadth of possible career paths. “For example, an engineer in construction moving into audit, then consulting. This well represents the mobility, training, and support EY offers,” highlighted the Campus Manager.

A concrete example: Nihal Filali, trained at INSA Lyon, joined the firm over 13 years ago. Starting in industrial engineering, she later shifted to the health sector and now holds the position of Associate in charge of Health and Life Sciences activities for EY Consulting.

“I can personally attest: when I graduated, I never imagined working in this sector. It was through various assignments and encounters that I developed a passion for health and pharma. I started in the industry, moved to IT audit, then risk management, and back to consulting. I’ve traveled to Africa, the Middle East, and about 7 or 8 years ago, I discovered the health sector. That’s when I decided to develop a true sectoral expertise, build a dedicated team, and take over the management of the sector for EY Consulting,” she explained.

The Significance of Engineering Profiles to Meet EY Clients’ Digital Needs

Nihal’s inspiring journey reflects the vast array of IT expertise that engineers at EY can access. “We stay attentive to our collaborators, allowing them to progress according to their career aspirations. Through this event, we also aim to demonstrate to potential and young engineers that their analytical minds and logical thinking are essential across our various fields: data, finance, cybersecurity, AI, and new technologies, etc.,” Stéphane Rebecca noted. Nihal Filali shared a similar sentiment:

“The students and young engineers I met were very interested in our professions and were impressed by the diversity of our tasks, the breadth of our culture, and the continuous learning opportunities. They understood that working at EY is like being in school after school. That’s the message we wanted to convey.”

By joining EY as an engineer, young talents can explore various domains: consulting, financial auditing, strategy, financial modeling, sustainability. Sarah Daher was particularly impressed by this diversity of “service lines,” discovering an environment that is both rich, stimulating, and inspiring. “Engineers are present wherever there are technical aspects, even in finance or insurance. They play a crucial role, especially in analyzing, solving technical problems, or designing AI tools, for example. There’s never a dull moment, and one can always switch projects or service lines. There are pathways available, which helps prevent monotony at work.”

Consulting, technology, digital, artificial intelligence, cloud: these areas are now essential in the strategies pursued by EY’s clients. In the face of this constant transformation, engineers’ profiles are a significant asset to understand, manage, and evolve projects. “Last year, it was all about generative artificial intelligence. This year, everyone is talking about AI agents. And tomorrow, it will be the turn of digital twins. We need profiles capable of adapting to these major shifts,” Nihal continued.

“More broadly, our job is to bridge the needs of our clients with the opportunities offered by technological evolution. This requires diverse expertise: IT strategy, technical architecture, data, AI, agility, web and mobile development, design, carbon footprint linked to technologies, etc. The engineers of tomorrow, with their training and mindset, have a vast field of possibilities.”

Joining EY: Enhancing Collective Strength and Nurturing Young Talent

At EY, no career path is predefined: each individual can shape their professional trajectory. “When you arrive, you are assigned to a service line that matches your initial skills. Afterwards, everyone is free to build their career based on their experiences, encounters, and the topics they face.” Young engineers joining the firm bring openness, curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, which are highly valued by existing teams. They are expected to challenge viewpoints, ask questions, question established ideas, and delve into technical subjects.

These “soft skills,” complementing the scientific and technical expertise gained during their academic training, will enable future engineers to become key players in the digital transformation of companies. With the rapid development of new technologies, including the rise of AI, EY has ambitious recruitment plans for engineers to meet its clients’ expectations. “Historically, we hired about 15% of engineers among junior profiles (internships and recent graduates). In an increasingly complex and evolving technological environment, which generates a growing need for engineers in all our professions, we aim to recruit 23% of engineers this year. Some service lines, like the one led by Nihal, even have higher ambitions, around 40%,” Stéphane Rebecca detailed.

In its search for new talent, the firm, deeply committed to the power of the collective, places special emphasis on human relationships. “The bonds we create within our teams and between teams are a real strength: it allows us to build solutions for our clients together. Engineers are excellent profiles to enhance the collective strength that exists at EY,” added Nihal Filali. The personality of candidates is one of their main assets to make a difference. “We look for strong personalities, agile minds, people who are curious and enjoy being part of a collective. At EY, you never feel alone: it’s in our DNA.”

By joining EY’s teams, new hires experience a true spirit of kinship. “There is a community of engineers within EY: tribes that regularly gather, alumni from engineering schools who maintain connections through the organization of internal events or forums. This helps us maintain cohesion and nurture the pool of young talent at the firm,” confirmed Stéphane Rebecca.

If you’re still undecided, Nihal Filali concludes: “Be curious. Come with your uniqueness, your ideas, your critical sense. At EY, we thrive on the diversity of those who join us. You can co-construct your career with us.”

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