Deloitte Reviews

Pros

Great experience right away
Strong background in accounting
CPA
Good feedback structure

Cons

Promotions are batched
Pay is tough and depending on market below other big 4 firms
Work load between client engagements is not always fairly distributed

Advice to Senior Management

Match compensation practices of other big 4 firms

Pros

This is a good place to work.
Good learning opportunities, Chance to grow more and has retirement benefits that other companies dont have

Cons

You have to market your self to go up the ladder. You have to do a lot of firm contributions

Advice to Senior Management

Over all very good. Sometimes people who dont work can come to the top because they can talk . more attention should be given to people who work/creative

Pros

good compensation package
opportunity to move up on the emplyment leather
Good working conditions, on your first work day you get a personal laptop and a new hires bonus

Cons

The seasonality is very strong, and workers must work a lot in overtime period from january to may. There are a lot of project runs in the same time.

Advice to Senior Management

No face time at summer time, it is neither good for the employers nor for the budget of charged engagement

Pros

Fast pace of learning, incredible professional growh opportunities, wide range of reponsibilities esp. after 2-3 years when responsibilities include management roles.

Cons

Fast pace of learning due to excessive working hours, responsibilities can lead to high stress levels, management can be caliviar about employee welfare when pursuing fees.

Pros

- Open work culture and accessible senior management
- Opportunities to tailor your career track
- Work in a fast paced dynamic environment

Cons

- The India office is getting cramped due to a hiring spree. Management needs to exapn infrastructure effectively
- To supply demand firm is recruiting from non-core engineering schools now. The exclusivity and aura is diminishing.

Advice to Senior Management

- Expand the infrastructure and make the office facilities (conf. rooms, phones, gym etc.) more accessible to employees
- Improve work desk space allocation

Pros

Nice, well equipped office in downtown
Friendly atmosphere, everybody is respectful with each other
Short term international assignments with nice hotels
Good career advancement opportunities within Deloitte
Good pay
Not too long working hours (9-19)

Cons

You become a specialist and it's difficult to change your subject matter later
You are constantly pressured to bill as much chargeable hours as possible
The tasks become often boring, not too challanging

Pros

- You will gain more experience than you would at any other employer
- Prestige and recognition that comes along with working under the Deloitte name

Cons

- Employees have to work really long hours--especially during busy season.
- The track to partner is a long and hard road.
- Steep learning curve

Pros

Professional interview team and structured process
Global firm with good expertise and good opportunities for advancement
The firm spends a lot of money on summer interns which signals the importance of the program to the company
I was lucky to have good mentorship and great project team. however, it varies very much throughout the firm.

Cons

Competitive
Sometimes because of the size of the organization it's hard to get things done.

Pros

- provides great growth opportunities
- you are in charge of your career
- you are working with highly motivated professionals

Cons

- Traveling Monday through Friday can get to you
- To do well, one ends up putting 60 plus hours consistently

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership needs to have more open discussion and get feedback from the folks who are doing the heavy lifting at the lower Staff levels. Specially if the want honest feedback.

Pros

benefits are competitive, i think

Cons

low wage low promotion low morale

Advice to Senior Management

practice what you preach