Deloitte Reviews in Toronto, ON Area

Pros

Complex projects, broad experience, exposure to different industries, smart colleagues, excellent training, overall great place to work

Cons

Pay can be improved, lot of travel, a lot of work required

Advice to Senior Management

Review and improve payment structures

Pros

Work with fortune top 100 clients
Always on the forefront of innovation
High degree of professionalism
World class thinking
Internal support models to help you succeed

Cons

Work life balance
Travel involved
Compensation does not match the number of hours worked

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to reward employes to challenging job roles and appropriate compensation

Pros

Magnitude of projects are on the rise and in every industry Deloitte competes it's catching up to the top players as such it's a good place for career advancement and rotation due to potential projects flowing in.

Cons

Salary wise still not that competitive especially when it comes to bonuses however that's the philosophy behind it as they want to attract professionals without solely being money driven

Advice to Senior Management

Expanding further into emerging markets esp Asia and widen Deloitte's scope with the introduction of new service lines targeting specific industries within particular countries, adaptability.

Pros

Great environment. If you are goal driven and ambitious you will succeed. It is an academic challenging environment. You will get a lot of support if you are well aligned with a senior manager.

Cons

Politically driven organization. Salaries are low compared to other top firms. If you are below senior manager level hours are demanding.

Pros

Opportunities for advancement are quicker than most places, given a lot of responsibility at junior levels.

Cons

Work too much, and no respect from management.

Pros

Work life balance is good.

Cons

Salary is not great compared to other consulting firms.
Lack of projects

Pros

Excellent people who provide good mentorship, and high-profile clients can help someone develop a good resume and excellent work experience.

Cons

The work can be very dry at times, and compensation is generally poor compared to other industries. Furthermore, the management is not running the firm at optimal levels, resulting in too many managers and senior managers.

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to focus less n trying to squeeze the last penny out of every project, and need to focus more on trying to improve the satisfaction of employees.

Pros

The experience is simply amazing

Cons

The salary is low, if you get unlucky you get "stuck" on a project without learning much

Advice to Senior Management

Evaluation system could be improved

Pros

Very strong in financial services industry and currently growing strongly in other industries. A great place to work at the moment with lots of opportunity for growth.

Cons

Internally you have to be very aware of your reputation and relationships with senior management. Sometimes the work can be fairly abstract to start with and you can be made to feel like asking a question is a failing.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue with the focus on growth and keep giving opportunities to staff to progress in the firm. Start to say hello in the mornings!

Pros

Good company brand
Good networking opportunities
Lots of diverse projects and industries to work for

Cons

Very low pay below market competitors
Promotion system is very arbitrary and inconsistent - you could get the top ratings on all your Projects and your year-end performance would be rated low (managers have admitted that they do this on purpose to prevent people from moving up the ladder)
People are two-faced - your managers are not what they seem. Never think they have your best interests in mind. You are a revenue number. That is all you are.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop paying minimum wage and slave driving us.