Student Review

My role was interacting with the workshops that Deloitte kindly provided me to understand the different roles in the company. This included areas such as tax and consultancy. The staff were lovely and the day was well-structured with enough time for breaks and interactions with the staff in the company.

I have certainly gained more knowledge of business and improved confidence in my presentation skills. This developed more strongly as the week progressed with more tasks showcasing the findings as a team. I also developed my problem solving skills where teams had many problems to solve throughout the day. Improving communication skills with simple body language changes such as eye contact and facial expressions were also good to remember.

Initially, I was slightly sceptical with the Aspire programme as I wasn’t completely sure what Deloitte was about. But being as a group and becoming familiar with people, I began enjoying the workshops even more especially the consulting and digital section, but the tax and auditing were rather interesting too.

The programme was very well structured and staff ensured to help if there were any queries. There was always a plan of the day in the beginning and timing was rather accurate and times for breaks and lunch were nicely placed. Each day was packed with many activities and jobs to do ensuring there was always something to do.

From Deloitte, lots of support for understanding about what the Big 4 is really about and how businesses are divided to their sections. It was also nice of them to help us in matching our personalities and interests to certain sections of the company such as being a people person, or having a passion for problem solving or maths.

In terms of qualifications, I cannot place much input as it was more of an insight week with workshops to understand business companies. However, if I were to work in Deloitte in need of qualifications for certain roles, I would likely be assured that I would receive a great deal of support for learning new skills or taking courses to become suitably qualified.

From the experience week, I feel I have a better view of my skill level and confidence in my skills. I feel as though I am a more confident speaker by forcing myself to present in the workshops. If I were to go into consultancy, I feel as though I am more prepared and understanding of building connections with clients.

From the experience week, there are many opportunities to learn and grow with Deloitte with opportunities to connect with other businesses and even volunteer every year to make a difference to the community. Building connections with others is important at Deloitte, so valuing individual interests ia surely supplied within the company.

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If you are into business and appretiate steady growth in yourself as a person then Deloitte will surely help you move up. Their philosophy and values are there for everyone to progress upwards no matter what level an individual is. The company expresses efforts as a whole like all the cells in the body working together.

Be yourself and express who you are. Don’t be afraid to ask questions or avoid talking to those positioned higher than you because they are happy to help and support you. Having a readiness to learn and interact with others to build connections is a fantastic asset for you in the company.