Big 4 Risk Advisory to MBA??
Hey everyone,
I've been searching this forum to help me find answers to my questions, and thought it might just be easier to ask my own questions rather than searching replies in other people's threads.
I just graduated and recently started at Deloitte as in ERS/Advisory this past August. However, I had originally thought that the role would be much more strategy-related...and not just IT Controls testing (I do understand that there are parts of ERS that are more consulting-like, but at least in the near future, I foresee only IT Controls Testing in my job at this level). I'm a bit unsatisfied, to say the least, with the work. I eventually want to get my MBA at a top 20 school and hopefully, go to MBB. I graduated from a top 20 undergrad business program (Georgetown) with a 3.75 GPA. I plan to get at least 700 on the GMAT.
My question is basically - how do I go from Deloitte ERS to MBA to MBB? Even if I get the ~desired~ stats, will Deloitte ERS help me get my foot in the door at all? I'm unsure about this because I don't know that many people who get their MBAs from risk consulting. Should I try to get into the Financial Advisory (Business Valuations, etc.) group at Deloitte instead? Or should I just quit altogether and try to work a smaller management consulting company? I'm afraid that I will be pigeon-holed in IT controls testing since it seems to be a huge bulk of the work. But I also see the value of working at Deloitte - I like the people, they invest a lot into us, the training is great, and the network is huge.. so I don't want to just kick Deloitte ERS off the table.
Thanks guys!
Also interested.
OP, you have a great GPA from a target, why did you settle for Deloitte ERS? you should've been able to receive many interviews for Big 3 as well as Deloitte Consulting and other boutiques. Also, all of the Big 4 have strategy groups. Why didn't you apply for strategy? Deloitte Advisory is very bad compared to Deloitte Consulting.
Deloitte Consulting targets my school only for the federal practice, which I have no interest in. Also at the time, I didn't really realize the differences and exactly what I wanted to do. Deloitte ERS recruited me early and (stupidly) I just went with it. And they like to say that there is a lot of movement in the firm across service lines, but there really isn't that much from what I hear. So I think getting into Deloitte Consulting (at least from inside) does not seem like an option..
As for MBB, my school was a semi-target, they didn't really recruit that heavily at my school. I got an interview for Bain, but didn't get an offer. I am still hoping to break into MBB one day though.
But I agree with you...I feel like I should have tried harder during recruitment and looked at all my options.
Is this in US, or Europe?, at least in Europe is very doable, he made the leap from PwC SPA (IT controls and the like I guess) and got into INSEAD, top programme in Europe.
Holybanker this is in the U.S. Who are you referring to? Do you mind talking about how he did that?
Sure,
Was a mate from college, spent 4 years at PwC (made senior IT auditor in 2 years), performed above average and had around 720 on the GMAT. After the program, got into MBB.
Hope that helps
Try and make a move into S&O after a year in your role or atleast performance improvement kinda stuff (shared services, operating models). I don't how much this will help with MBA etc.. but the work will be more interesting than mundane IT controls shit..
Honestly it would be way easier to jump to a consulting role at a different Big 4 firm than transfer internally to S&O. Not because S&O is more competitive but just because the groups won't want to be seen as poaching from one another internally.
I would lock in a promotion then switch firms.
VincentGambini A promotion to Senior at Deloitte?
abnba Do you think switching to Financial Advisory (specifically business valuations) would help me more towards MBA as opposed to ERS? I'm interested in Finance and I'm wondering if the skillset learned in FAS would be more transferrable.
If you switch to FAS, you'll probably be doing a lot of valuations related work.. i.e. business valuation & financial statement reporting valuations. As far as I know, the other teams (M&A advisory, restructuring) don't directly recruit unless you have relevant work exp. but you could occasionally get staffed on them. Also, this varies by region & offices.
The skills you learn in FAS will be more transferable in an MBA program (espi. if you majoring finance) than ERS.
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