安永(EY)再次推迟了其美国咨询业务部分新员工的入职日期，这是不确定的经济形势给专业服务公司带来压力的又一例证。安永给原本预计今年秋天入职的一些应届毕业生通知，他们要到2024年7月或8月才能入职，这与原本入职的日期几乎晚了一年。英国《金融时报》看到了安永校园招聘部门周二发给EY-Parthenon业务一名招聘人员的电子邮件，邮件显示，这一决定是“基于新兴的商业条件和我们对业务需求的评估”。EY-Parthenon是该公司咨询部门的精英品牌，为首席执行官提供咨询，从事重组和并购交易，以及数字化转型和其他咨询工作。在安永全球39.5万名员工中，EY-Parthenon占9,000人。根据在线论坛上的讨论以及英国《金融时报》看到的一封周三的电子邮件，不仅仅是EY-Parthenon，安永还推迟了咨询业务其他部门新员工的入职日期。安永及其竞争对手一直面临压力，原因是并购活动持续下滑，而且随着企业减少或取消项目，并要求降低费用，更多的咨询业务也在放缓。安永今年早些时候表示，将在美国裁员5%，而裁员主要集中在咨询业务。在今年4月开始裁员的同时，EY-Parthenon首次推迟了其在美国招聘2023名员工的开始日期，他们告诉许多毕业生，直到2024年12月或2月才能入职。其本周的电子邮件称，它正在加快一些员工的入职日期，但进一步推迟另一些员工的入职时间。该公司对失望的新员工说:“你早期的实践经验对你走上一条强大的轨道很重要，我们相信，从7月开始，你将有更好的机会在训练中成长、发展和进步。”管理咨询公司的首席运营官Namaan Mian表示”EY-Parthenon专注于战略和交易工作。”该公司在招聘过程中为学生提供指导。“交易放缓与他们现有顾问的利用率降低相结合，导致开始日期推迟。”EY-Parthenon在邮件中说，他们将一次性支付5,000美元，以补偿额外的5个月延迟入职。另一名面临延迟到8月的新员工被告知他们将获得6,000美元。一位新员工表示：“糟糕的是推迟了两次，而不是一开始就推迟一整年。”他已经签了一份租房合同。“我们本可以计划一些完全不同的事情，比如多学一年，或者找一份更好的实习或工作。但我们却陷入了进退两难的境地。”EY has pushed back start dates for some new hires to its US advisory business for the second time, in another example of the pressures on professional services firms from the uncertain economy.The Big Four firm told recent graduates who had originally expected to start work this autumn that some of them would now not be required until July or August 2024, almost a year late.The decision was “based on emerging business conditions and our assessment of our business needs”, according to an email on Tuesday from EY’s campus recruiting department to a recruit in the EY-Parthenon business, which was seen by the Financial Times.EY-Parthenon sits as an elite brand within the firm’s advisory arm, offering counsel to chief executives and working on restructuring and M&A deals, along with digital transformation and other consulting work. It accounts for 9,000 of EY’s global workforce of 395,000.EY also delayed start dates for new recruits to other parts of the advisory business, according to discussion in online forums and a Wednesday email seen by the FT.EY and its rivals have come under pressure due to a prolonged slide in M&A activity and a slowdown in broader consulting work as companies reduce or cancel projects and push for lower fees. EY said earlier this year that it was laying off 5 per cent of its US workforce, with the cuts concentrated in the advisory business.EY-Parthenon first pushed back start dates for its 2023 recruits in the US around the same time as the lay-offs began in April, telling many of the graduates that they would not be needed until December or February 2024.Its email this week said it was accelerating start dates for some, but further deferring start dates for others. “Your early experience in the practice is important for setting you on a strong trajectory, and we believe that you’ll have a better opportunity to grow, develop and progress in the practice with a July start date,” it told disappointed recruits.“EY-Parthenon is heavy in strategy and transactions work,” said Namaan Mian, chief operating officer of Management Consulted, which coaches students through the recruitment process. “You combine a dealmaking slowdown with a lower utilisation rate for their current consultants, and that leads to delayed start dates.”EY-Parthenon’s email said it would pay a $5,000 lump sum to compensate for the extra five-month delay. Another recruit facing a delay until August was told they would get $6,000.“What sucks is delaying it twice, instead of just delaying it for a whole year initially,” said one new hire, who had already signed a lease for accommodation in anticipation of starting this autumn.“We could have planned something entirely different, such as an extra year of school or finding a better internship or job. Instead, we have been stuck in this in-between place.”EY declined to comment beyond the emails.版权声明：所有瑞恩资本Ryanben Capital的原创文章，转载须联系授权，并在文首/文末注明来源、作者、微信ID，否则瑞恩将向其追究法律责任。部分文章推送时未能与原作者或公众号平台取得联系。若涉及版权问题，敬请原作者联系我们。更多香港IPO上市资讯：www.ryanbencapital.com