✅ Pros
Structured learning path. DEI programmes are well-funded and the graduate onboarding is genuinely strong.
⚠️ Cons
Client culture partly dictates your day-to-day — Deloitte's values can get diluted depending on placement.
💡 Advice: Seek clients in forward-thinking sectors. Your client assignment shapes your experience more than team does.
✅ Pros
Pay is competitive and annual raises are relatively transparent versus peers in consulting.
⚠️ Cons
Partner track requires enormous personal sacrifice. Women at partner level remain significantly underrepresented.
💡 Advice: State your ambitions clearly with your counsellor from year one. If partner track is the goal, say so explicitly.
✅ Pros
Broad exposure across clients builds genuine versatility that pays dividends throughout your career.
⚠️ Cons
Risk & Regulatory practice is notably better on gender equity than other divisions.
💡 Advice: Research the specific practice area, not just Deloitte as a brand. Cultures vary enormously by division.