Deloitte S&O first round rejection
Hello,
I'm a junior at a large, public university, and I was trying to get an internship with Deloitte S&O. I was pretty shocked that I didn't get a first round; I feel like I had a solid resume and cover letter + 3.9 gpa.
I was wondering if anyone had any insight on whether it would be worth it to try to apply again to another office outside of on campus recruiting, or if Deloitte recruits again in the spring or anything like that. My university isn't top 25, so I don't have too many opportunities at solid tier 2 firms like Deloitte.
I don't expect that there are any more chances until FT next Fall, but I'd appreciate any advice.
Deloitte's Summer Analyst position is pretty competitive, much more than their FT. I thin they have only 75-80 internship positions across all their US offices.
Also I heard there is a "Cooling Period" so might be good for u to prepare for full-time
There are a total of around 40 internship slots across the country. You shouldn't feel too shocked. Just keep plugging away and showing up to events.
Secondly, I am pretty shocked they are doing SS recruiting now. From my understanding they only do it starting in January as Full-Time recruiting is wrapping up right now.
Deloitte S&O is extremely hard set on their list of target schools (which I'm not a part of). To give you an idea, I wanted S&O for full time, and had very good relationships with the recruiters on campus (who did Tech/Risk Consulting). I was told under absolutely no circumstance would I be looked at. I ended up with an offer at MBB, so it's not like I was unqualified, they are just super strict about that. So if that's the case with you, that is likely the reason why.
If you are part of their target school system, lack of networking is likely the culprit.
Yeah, I think all of the Big 4 are really strict on target vs non-target when it comes to advisory. I had already done an internship at one of the big 4 and they told me that there was no chance of me moving to the strategy arm. I feel like HR has a lot more power at the Big 4 than even the BB banks.
100% agree with packmate. I interned in the Big 4 in audit, then another in Transaction Services. Got offer for both, but asked to go to Adviosry in which my school was a non-target. They said they'll "try" and never got back to me. So I turned down my TS offer and recruited elsewhere FT.
Luckily I had a HR contact that loved me, she got me both my audit and TS internship. I sent her a note one day to thank her for everything, and to give her an update, and she immediately got an Advisory HR to contact me (mind you this was in March), and I finally got an interview and offer but only because they had not filled their quota for new hires.
In essence, being at a non-target makes it super hard, even if you're already in there system. Networking will be key - especially having contacts in the group. I was lucky in that the HR had enough pull to get me a shot.
I would focus on full time recruiting for next year at this point. For FT recruiting (MBAs); they pulled in applicants from all around the country to one big final round interview day. The decisions made there were reviewed at a higher level before being confirmed. This leads me to think that if you are dinged in their recruiting system through on campus recruiting,you won't have any more luck trying to apply through another system.
Continue to network with Deloitte, and try and snag a great internship for the summer that you can speak to next year. If they go through on campus recruiting at your school, you certainly have a shot. Have their been any recent alums from your program that landed a slot?
Thanks for the insight everyone. In terms of recent alums, one of the recruiters told me that they typically take an intern from my school every year. I suppose networking might have been my downfall. I went to almost all of their events and spoke to a lot of different people, but I didn't foster a very close relationship with any one person.
I figured that as long as they recognized my name, I wouldn't get any more benefit from additional networking because I applied through a recruiting resume drop. At the point where everyone's application gets a solid look, does networking play that much more of a role in deciding who gets first rounds?
Yes, after hearing your story I can almost guarantee that networking was your downfall. If they take 1 intern, resume drop is going to be super competitive. You need to put a good impression on multiple people, including HR, staff, and partners. Attend all their events. Followup with emails after. Ask to speak on phone or take them out to coffee. Be genuinely interested in their careers. Ask professors you have a good relationship with you introduce you perhaps. Definitely be more aggressive on the networking side in the future, and you'll get it.
I think reading this article of Victor Cheng will help you understand the value of networking.
http://www.caseinterview.com/networking-mckinsey-bain-bcg
Yeah, this was definitely the problem. If they usually only take 1 intern from your school, then they likely already have the pool down to 2-3 solid candidates that they know they will choose between. This will happen way before the resume drop, so networking is key.
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