Consulting grads are getting a measly $5,000 as their jobs are pushed back by almost a year

• Ernst & Young has delayed the start date of some its new graduate hires for the second time. 
• Candidates will receive a one-time payment of $5,000 to compensate for the delay. 
• Graduates are concerned about the waiting time, saying they're "stuck in this in-between place." 

Ernst & Young has delayed start dates for new hires to its strategy consulting arm, making them wait almost a year in total, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. 

Some recent graduates who were initially expecting to join Ey-Parthenon in Autumn have had their start dates delayed twice, and won't be working with the firm until July 2024.