Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-03-27
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics
Pros: - Lots of opportunities (international rotations, long-term projects outside of service line, all industries and types of clients covered)

- People are overall VERY GOOD to work with. The mass majority of people, partners included, are very nice and helpful, and actually respect when you want to take vacation (you'll start out with 5 weeks by the way, at a minimum - take them)

- You will learn a ton if you are willing to put in the work. This is a tremendous place to begin a career or transition into a new industry. From working with major clients, to building and sharpening your Excel/Word/PowerPoint skills, to presenting ideas to your supervisor or partners - you'll have a very solid skill set to make you marketable to other employers if this isn't a long-term career fit.

- Solid overall framework in place. While this can be a turnoff in the sense that things can be bureaucratic at times, there aren't many surprises in terms of decisions the company makes and how its employees are compensated / treated.

- Most people just seem to care about "getting the work done" and don't watch the clock when you're in or out of the office. If you need to dip out early, come in late, or run to doctor appointment in afternoon, someone isn't watching over your shoulder - just get your stuff done and you'll be fine.
Cons: - The nature of client service work can make hours you need to put in unpredictable at times. This is consistent with any client service work (consulting, banking, accounting, etc.) though, and hours generally aren't too bad. 50 hour weeks on average - really depends on projects. Less during summer, more during winter months. Weekend work is pretty rare, too. 

- Compared to some of the other opportunities given your skill set, the compensation is on the low-end. Bases are somewhat consistent with other jobs, but bonuses tend to be significantly less than banks.

- Such a large company that it's tough to keep track of what leaders at the top are thinking and overall strategy. You'll get weekly updates from CEO and regional leaders, but it's not going to be the type of insight you would get, perhaps even on a personal level, at a smaller company.