Shattering the Myths.
What you can Achieve with a Humanities Degree.
• About Deloitte
• Opportunities for Students with a Humanities Degree
• Application Process
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About Deloitte
• Our destination:
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To be recognised as the pre-eminent and most trusted professional
services firm, famous for the calibre of our people and respected for the
exceptional quality of our work.
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About Deloitte
• Our People
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Goal – “Deloitte will be the number one firm for career and personal
development, where the most talented people can do their best work,
progress quickly and fulfil their potential, whatever their background”
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About Deloitte
• The UK’s fastest growing Professional Service Firm
• Recruits into 21 Offices in the UK with over 11,000 staff and 640 Partners
• Offices in 140 countries with 150,00 staff globally
• Our clients are amongst the UK’s largest and best known companies (FTSE 100
and 250)
• Substantial Community Investment Programme
• Integration of Consulting - unique brand of Deloitte
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About Deloitte
• Our People
• Talent Managing Partner on Executive
• Staff Survey
• Profit Sharing and awards schemes
• Flexible benefits
• Training and technology
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About Deloitte
• Client Wins
• Chanel
• TfL
• Fitness First
• Formula 1
• BBC
• Britvic
• UEFA
• Vodafone
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‘ I can’t apply to Deloitte for a graduate job because
I don’t have a finance or business related degree…’
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• Deloitte does not specify a particular degree for the majority of its service lines.
• Deloitte actively seeks to attract students from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Many graduates from ‘non-relevant’ degree disciplines go on to become high
achievers in the firm.
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Skills gained from humanities degrees are particularly desirable to Deloitte.
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‘ Deloitte? It’s all just number crunching isn’t it ? ’
• We’re not all accountants!
• Professional Services:
• Tax
• Audit
• ERS
• Actuarial
• Consulting
• Corporate Finance
• Numerical psychometric tests aren’t trying to catch you out.
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Our service lines
Audit
Tax
Corporate
Finance
Consulting
– Statutory
– Corporate
– Strategy Consulting
– Internal Audit &
Risk
Management
– Indirect Tax
Consulting
– Operations Consulting
– Global Employer
Services
– Technology Integration
– Technology
Assurance &
Advisory
– Tax Management
Consulting
– Security & Privacy
– Transfer Pricing
– Data Quality and
Integrity
– Tax Depreciation
– Human Capital
– Enterprise Applications
– Corporate Finance
Advisory
– Transaction
Services
– Reorganisation
Services
– Actuarial & Insurance
Solutions
– Total Reward &
Benefits
– Project Risk
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‘Will anything I've learnt at University be relevant?’
• The skills gained from humanities degree courses are highly valuable. e.g.
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Teamwork
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Synthesizing evidence
• Demand for industry related knowledge in various service lines;
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Energy, Infrastructure and Utilities
Real Estate
Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure
Life Sciences
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Opportunities
• 1,200 Graduates and Undergraduates Vacancies this academic year
• 21 training locations
• 25 different professional services lines
• Offering a wide variety of exciting opportunities within Audit & Assurance, Tax,
Consulting and Corporate Finance
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Professional Qualifications
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Deloitte are proud to have the highest exam pass rates.
• ACA
• CTA
• ICSA
• FPC / AFPC
• CFA
• ATT
• RICS
• PRINCE2
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‘ So once I’m in, there's no opportunity for movement ? ’
• The opportunities are endless…
• Working towards highly regarded qualifications
• Continuous training and development
• Secondment opportunities
• Movement within the firm
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What we look for
• Competency Areas
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Our selection criteria allows us to identify the people most likely to thrive in our business environment.
Below are some examples of the competencies candidates need to demonstrate in our selection and
interview process.
• Communication
You are expressive, clear and concise and have the ability to quickly form relationships with others in a
variety of situations.
• Achievement of goals
You show the persistence and energy required to meet or exceed your objectives and well-defined goals
and respond well to pressure.
• Commercial awareness
You have an interest in business and the knowledge of what a career in a professional services firm
involves, particularly in your chosen field.
• Adaptability
You are positive in the face of change and resourceful in responding to major changes.
• Problem solving
You can analyse, distil and solve practical problems, generate new ideas and make sound judgements in
complex situations. You have been successful at motivating others towards a particular course of action.
• Organisational skills
You take responsibility for the completion of tasks and ensure that detail is not overlooked when involved
in a project. You will also have good time management skills and will be able to prioritise tasks
effectively.
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Deloitte 2008/2009 - Selection Process
Apply online
Pre-screening
Online testing – verbal and numerical
Interview stage
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Audit/Tax/
Corporate Finance/Actuarial
Consulting
Competency based interview
Short case study and interview
Assessment day
Case study assessment
and partner review
Longer case study
Group exercises and creative writing exercise
Final interview
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