Company: Deloitte
Date: 2012-10-18
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Contribute value and build network to succeed, watch out for working outside the mainstream
Pros: Market leader; thought leader in many areas
Has size and talent pool to address market
Strong global network; opportunity to work internationally exists for those wanting it
Strong benefits program
Solid technology supporting mission
Cons: Organization is very relationship-driven. Top leadership roles require sponsorship and top leaders (Partners, Principals, Firm Directors) have a closed, protect-each-other culture, so being sponsored to these roles requires careful cultivation of relationships over years. If your counselor is not truely interested in supporting you, your career will stall and you will loose. Also, the tendancy of the organization to be top-heavy means that there is hesitancy to promote and a quick trigger to cost-cut.