Company: Deloitte
Date: 2010-02-22
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Exceptional place to be to build a career in consulting
Pros: - I've never been told that I can't do anything - whatever I have wanted to do I have been able to get involved, and if I like it and prove myself, I could continue to do more and get even more exposure.
- Great consideration for personal time needed, but the business is about being client-facing and billable, and that is a very important part of what we do
- Great teams and work ethic - management listen to feedback and take steps to recalibrate as needed (sometimes a bit slow though)
- It's all about networking - if you're 'in' and well networked, you'll be very successful
Cons: - Remember what the business is - selling and delivering work.  So the focus on these is ever-present; not bad if this is what you're into doing and you do it well, but if not ... think carefully
- It's great if you want a career in consulting (i.e. make it to the Partnership or a Directorship) or if you want to learn and then exit - but know what you want ... if you don't you'll likely not be successful
- Comp is on the low side relative to senior industry roles - the upside is the expectation of making it as a principal, but until then there is a bit of personal career comp sacrifice...
- It's an increasingly complex firm - multiple businesses coming together to 'serve the client' - with multiple parties trying to figure out their role(s) in that model.  Can seem like added risk management and bureaucracy sometimes.