Company: Deloitte
Date: 2017-08-01
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Top notch consulting firm, demanding but rewarding career for the best of the best
Pros: - Career development like nothing else; amazing projects, deep exposure, and accelerated learning. You won't find a better start to your career than in management consulting and Deloitte is the top of the Big 4 for a reason. The learning is fast paced but you'll become 5x more seasoned than your peers who went into industry.
- Brand name recognition. Deloitte on your resume allows you to go anywhere. This is because from the very first project you'll be thrown into meetings with senior leaders and executives. You won't be treated like a college intern and the learning curve is steep.
- Salary. You start at a much higher salary than your peers who went into industry with an accelerated career track. Raises and bonuses are generous depending on individual and firm performance (10% +).
- Growth opportunities. They push you to advance. There is no such thing as a 50 year old Consultant at Deloitte. Grow, learn, and advance or leave. This is hit or miss depending on your personality.
- Travel. Both a positive and negative. You'll travel around the country and even have opportunities for global deployment.
- Brilliant colleagues. Seriously. Stanford, MIT, UCLA, Berkeley, USC, Duke, you name it. Deloitte has surgeons, nurses, PhDs, engineers, etc. Lazy and stupid don't survive here very long. I've had the absolute pleasure of working with some of the most brilliant minds.
Cons: - Intensity. Consulting is industry on STEROIDS. Work/life balance can be poor, you're on call all the time and traveling Mon-Fri if not more days. You're expected, in addition to client work, to help with internal initiatives like proposals, engagement letters, and client pursuits. 
- Inflexibility. There is no movement in Deloitte to different industries and specialties once you've been on a few projects unless there's a business need. It's not like changing majors in college, there has to be justification. Due to this you can get stuck in a vertical you don't want to stay in-- choose wisely when accepting a job offer.
- Certain colleagues can be unpleasant depending on where in Deloitte you are. This goes with any huge organization -- align yourself with people who share your work style and personality.
- Projects are not your choice. Partners will sell work that have staffing needs and sometimes you'll be staffed on something not as exciting. Be sure to network internally as much as possible.