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Latest posts: career insights
From college to career: Meet Blake
September 24, 2024
Blake Medwed, solutions analyst at Deloitte Consulting LLP, joined Deloitte right out of college with a major in supply chain management and a wealth of extracurricular experience. Through his fraternity and student government, Blake honed his leadership and communication skills, which enabled him to mentor his peers and contribute to team success at Deloitte....continue reading
From college to career: Meet Steven
September 12, 2024
Steven Jacobson entered college with a major in engineering and a passion for coding. Initially, he was unsure if his skills and interests aligned with a career at Deloitte. However, attending a career fair on his college campus proved pivotal....continue reading
Women in supply chain: Chutian Li
August 9, 2024
Chutian Li, a consultant within SCNO at Deloitte Consulting LLP, has a unique career trajectory that is as insightful as it is inspiring. Growing up in Guangzhou, China, Li had her first taste of international exposure while studying abroad. ....continue reading
From college to Deloitte career
August 5, 2024
Our professionals bring their own unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to Deloitte. In our new From College to Deloitte video series, Deloitte professionals share authentic stories of what led them to Deloitte....continue reading
National Intern Day 2024
July 25, 2024
Meet some of our interns who are making an impact that matters and hear what they’ve learned during their internships at Deloitte....continue reading
Living with epilepsy in the professional world
July 15, 2024
My name is Sam Cook, and I'm a senior consultant in the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice at Deloitte Consulting LLP, an organization I left and then returned to, making me a 'boomerang'. I graduated from Centre College with my bachelor’s in international studies, taking advantage of the study abroad program by traveling to Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, and Egypt throughout the course of my studies.....continue reading
Jumpstarting veterans’ civilian careers
July 10, 2024
Joining the civilian workforce can be a challenging task for veterans. Deloitte works with the Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program (CFP) to help ease this transition. The 12-week program provides service members with networking opportunities, professional training, and hands-on experience in the civilian workforce. At the completion of their fellowship, Hiring Our Heroes fellows have the opportunity to be considered for full-time positions at Deloitte.....continue reading
My Deloitte story: Robyn Crittenden
June 13, 2024
What’s it like being a leader at Deloitte? Who better to answer that question than the leaders themselves. In a series of interviews, leaders from different parts of our business shared what it's really like to work here, what inspired their career shift to Deloitte, and what they enjoy most about being part of our organization....continue reading
Rejoining the workforce with confidence
June 6, 2024
For many individuals, following a linear career path doesn’t always fit life’s plans. To assist professionals re-enter the workforce more smoothly, Deloitte established the Encore program to help professionals who have been out of the workforce for six months or longer re-enter confidently as they receive training, work experience, and coaching....continue reading
My Deloitte story: Dameon Pope
May 28, 2024
What’s it like being a leader at Deloitte? Who better to answer that question than the leaders themselves. In a series of interviews, leaders from different parts of our business shared what it's really like to work here, what inspired their career shift to Deloitte, and what they enjoy most about being part of our organization....continue reading
My Deloitte story: Anna Taylor
May 24, 2024
What’s it like being a leader at Deloitte? Who better to answer that question than the leaders themselves. In a series of interviews, leaders from different parts of our business shared what it's really like to work here, what inspired their career shift to Deloitte, and what they enjoy most about being part of our organization....continue reading
My Deloitte story: Tammy Watson
April 4, 2024
What’s it like being a leader at Deloitte? Who better to answer that question than the leaders themselves. In a series of interviews, leaders from different parts of our business shared what it's really like to work here, what inspired their career shift to Deloitte, and what they enjoy most about being part of our organization. Meet Tammy Watson....continue reading
My Deloitte story: Bhanu Rajaram
March 28, 2024
What’s it like being a leader at Deloitte? Who better to answer that question than the leaders themselves. In a series of interviews, leaders from different parts of our business shared what it's really like to work here, what inspired their career shift to Deloitte, and what they enjoy most about being part of our organization. Meet Bhanu Rajaram....continue reading
Let your talent shine
March 26, 2024
Maria Barrios Rottmann joined Deloitte through the Neurodiversity@Deloitte program. She gained skills in project management, risk management, and operations early in her career. As she sought out accommodating job opportunities, the Neurodiversity@Deloitte program stood out....continue reading
Career journey: Brian Folkes
March 19, 2024
With an accounting and finance double major, Brian Folkes knew Deloitte would have opportunities suited to his interests. Following graduation, he met a series of early-career Audit & Assurance (A&A) professionals....continue reading
ESG career journey series: Stephanie Sterck
March 6, 2024
Normal. Routine. Day to day. That’s what success may look like for sustainability. Innate is the aspirational goal. “When companies first started with sustainability,” Stephanie Sterck explains, “they had corporate social responsibility programs—or portfolios—which were typically managed outside of core business units.”...continue reading
ESG career journey series: Marla Pourrabbani
March 4, 2024
As Marla Pourrabbani peered out of the helicopter high over the Sierra Nevada mountains, Audit & Assurance-related work was the furthest thing from her mind. As a climate scientist, Marla was there to study water and evaporation in reservoirs in one of the world’s most diverse watersheds....continue reading
ESG career journey series: Stephanie Cárdenas
March 1, 2024
Throughout a career marked by strategic leadership and innovative thinking, Stephanie Cárdenas has advised companies on ways to transform their dependencies on nature and biodiversity in an effort to change potential risks to potential assets....continue reading
Women in supply chain: Michelle Davis
January 17, 2024
Michelle Davis is a manager with Deloitte Consulting LLP in Deloitte’s Supply Chain & Network Operations (SCNO) practice. After she joined the organization in 2019 following her experience as a summer associate, Michelle has proven to be a leader across SCNO, delivering on end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing strategy projects....continue reading
My Deloitte Story: Elizabeth Stampley
March 8, 2023
Elizabeth Stampley is a senior manager with Deloitte Consulting LLP. She has over nine years of experience leading Oracle ERP business transformations within higher education and healthcare. She has an additional 8 years of industry experience in higher education as an academic personnel administrator and subject matter advisor....continue reading
Family values
March 1, 2023
Myron Rankins grew up in East Cleveland, Ohio and was the first person in his family to attend college. He grew up with a large family support system that instilled in him the importance of education. His mother had his sister at the age of 16 and him at 21. She then made the decision to join the military in order to provide her children with better opportunities, and the military became her career and passion....continue reading
The HBCU experience and journey to Deloitte
February 22, 2023
Clarencia Taylor joined Deloitte in 2015 and is an Audit & Assurance manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP. She is also a proud alumnus of Prairie View A&M University. Below, she shares more about her journey to Deloitte....continue reading
For Kristina Kong, it has always been Deloitte
February 1, 2023
Kristina Kong is a tax senior, Deloitte Tax LLP, in the Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions Services (MATS) group, which services both Private Equity Investors (PEI) and strategic clients. She works on tax due diligence, structuring, and modeling for Deloitte’s clients....continue reading
Meet our people: tech talent
November 3, 2022
We recently chatted with two of our tech professionals, Melany Rumman, product strategy analyst, Deloitte Tax LLP, and Devashish Agarwal, Advisory senior consultant, Deloitte & Touche LLP, to learn how they became interested in STEM, and how their passion for technology led them to Deloitte....continue reading
Paving a way forward
October 27, 2022
For Charlie Gentzkow, a Risk & Financial Advisory analyst at Deloitte & Touche LLP, life has never been simple. “I was born with a rare retina disease called Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). It caused severe vision loss which left me blind from birth. And while there is no cure, I’ve never let it get me down. I just think, ‘Well, it is what it is. I can’t change it so why dwell on it?’”...continue reading
Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with PJ Rivera
October 6, 2022
In celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we sat down with Aurelio “PJ” Rivera—Principal in Deloitte Consulting's Government & Public Services practice, and National Hispanic / Latinx Consulting leader—to learn more about his career journey and lessons he has learned along the way....continue reading
My Deloitte Story: Tara Hall
September 15, 2022
Tara Hall is a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and a leader in Deloitte’s Oracle practice with more than 28 years of experience guiding clients through Oracle technology-enabled business transformations and strategic initiatives. She also currently leads Deloitte’s Higher Education Industry for Oracle....continue reading
Introducing Deloitte’s Technology Fellows
September 8, 2022
At Deloitte, we are serious about technology and innovation, and we have created a career destination for Deloitte’s deepest and most pre-eminent technologists who lead our most complex technology transformation efforts. This role is a testament to Deloitte’s commitment to building a world-class technology practice....continue reading
I used to fly in business class, now I'm crawling in the grass
November 9, 2021
May 9, 2019 was a Thursday. An unremarkable workday.However, May 9 wasn't just another Thursday. It was on that day that I knowingly put my signature on documents that would throw me into a world I knew almost nothing about and change my life in ways I had yet to fully understand....continue reading
A far-reaching impact
October 28, 2021
As the president of the Business and Information Technology Society at his university, Kunmi Akingbade had an opportunity to establish relationships with leaders from the Deloitte recruiting team which provided visibility into the kind of work Deloitte does within the field of cyber security....continue reading
An interview with Vasa Vishweshwara
July 29, 2021
Vasa is a managing director with Deloitte Consulting LLP. He is a chief architect, focused in digital and cloud, with more than 18 years of IT experience. Over the last eight years, Vasa has concentrated in digital marketing, cloud native development, global e-commerce, enterprise portal, system integration, and custom application development....continue reading
A mother's advice and a daughter's determination
April 12, 2021
Those that have worked with Stephannie Seltzer Bekerman would probably tell you she’s an incredible problem solver, technically inclined, and a reporting wizard. She’s a core member of the team…but she didn’t always feel that way....continue reading
Your first client engagement: Meghan Linehan
November 4, 2019
Deloitte professionals are constantly challenged by new projects and clients, allowing them to learn and grow professionally. The scope and depth of the work are varied and sometimes complex. But when asked, Deloitte professionals always remember their very first client engagement....continue reading
Your first client engagement: Evan Harmony
September 19, 2019
Deloitte professionals are constantly challenged by new projects and clients, allowing them to learn and grow professionally. The scope and depth of the work are varied and sometimes complex. But when asked, Deloitte professionals always remember their very first client engagement....continue reading
Your first client engagement: Courtney Newcombe
August 8, 2019
Deloitte professionals are constantly challenged by new projects and clients, allowing them to learn and grow professionally. The scope and depth of the work are varied and sometimes complex. But when asked, Deloitte professionals always remember their very first client engagement....continue reading
International Internship Program: Jonah Atchison
July 11, 2019
Deloitte is excited to welcome our 2019 class of summer interns, a diverse group ready to make their mark. Our 2019 International Internship Program participants are currently working side by side with Deloitte professionals, learning about the world of work and gaining experience through meaningful contributions to real projects....continue reading
Your first client engagement: Manan Shah
June 27, 2019
Deloitte professionals are constantly challenged by new projects and clients, allowing them to learn and grow professionally. The scope and depth of the work are varied and sometimes complex. But when asked, Deloitte professionals always remember their very first client engagement....continue reading
Deloitte's Encore Program
April 15, 2019
Marsha Waters, an MBA graduate of Howard University, has had an interesting career path. Hailing from the small island of Jamaica, she now serves as an IT program management consultant supporting federal agencies in Virginia at Deloitte. Throughout the years she has managed to prioritize her career and professional goals alongside her most important role—being a mom....continue reading
Going for the goal
March 7, 2019
Soccer fans from around the world are gearing up for the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup. Starting on June 7 teams from around the world will face off in the group stage matches, where it will come down to a final showdown on July 7. Team USA has a strong contingent ready to defend their 2015 championship title and is supported by fans from across the country, including Deloitte....continue reading
Pioneer intern series: Edmond Lee
February 25, 2019
Edmond Lee is preparing to start his professional career at Deloitte this summer, but he is no stranger to Deloitte. During his time in college, Edmond has gotten to know the Deloitte team in Virginia and New York through several internships with the organization, starting in his freshman year as one of Deloitte’s first Pioneer Interns. Learn how his experiences as an intern have shaped his career path....continue reading
Who is MakerGirl?
February 21, 2019
“What bothers you?” A question we sometimes ask ourselves, launched MakerGirl, a fun and educational way to teach girls about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with the aim of getting them more involved in these careers....continue reading
Pioneer intern series: Rafael Huerta
January 31, 2019
Rafael has spent three summers as an intern at Deloitte, starting as a Pioneer Internafter his freshman year at college, then transitioning to Deloitte’s Discovery Internship, and finally completing a Tax Internship. This coming summer he will transition to a full-time role in Deloitte’s Business Tax Services practice. He reveals his favorite memories as an intern, advice for future interns, and why he decided to begin his professional career at Deloitte....continue reading
Who we are: Alan Hernandez
December 6, 2018
Alan Hernandez is many things: a first-generation American and the first in his family to attend college. He’s also the first in his family to embark on a career in the corporate world. And he hasn’t even graduated from college yet....continue reading
Deloitte's International Internship Program
November 29, 2018
Traveling to foreign countries, learning about new cultures, and immersing yourself in a new way of life is often at the top of the list for many young professionals, but doing it while pursuing career aspirations and gaining professional skills and knowledge is even better. Each year Deloitte gives a select group of Deloitte interns this opportunity through the International Internship Program....continue reading
Deloitte Women’s Leadership Launch and the value of female mentorship
October 15, 2018
Many female professionals are shattering the once impenetrable glass ceiling, breaking down barriers, and coming to the forefront as strong leaders. This is happening across varying industries including professional services, technology, manufacturing, and in the political arena....continue reading
Journey to an unexpected career
October 8, 2018
The funny thing about life is that you never know where it is going to take you. When both of us declared our majors in college – French Literature for Jen Steinmann and Marketing and Business Management for Jen Fisher – the roles we have now didn’t even exist! And, we’re not alone, 65 percent of today’s students will ultimately be employed in jobs that don’t exist yet....continue reading
Voice of experience: Ben Booher
October 4, 2018
Ben's career journey as a tax professional didn't take a linear path; instead, it was guided by his passions and interests, which has ultimately led to a rewarding and satisfying career with much more potential for continued growth....continue reading
Candid conversations: Meet Neil Basu, a Deloitte intern
Over the next five years, New York native Neil Basu is planning to complete a Master’s in Accounting and establish himself as a leader in the field of audit and accounting. Neil is currently looking forward to his senior year at the University at Albany, SUNY, where he will complete a double major in accounting and business administration with concentrations in finance and information systems and business analytics....continue reading
Future-proofing your career
When we think about the future, it is often met with a healthy dose of uncertainty, especially given today’s demographic, economic, and technological changes. As automation technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics continue to play an important role in our everyday lives, concerns about future job security and career stability have left many professionals feeling uneasy about the future of work....continue reading
How to succeed in your first internship
Everyone gets a start somewhere, and an internship can be one way to launch a successful career. Your first internship is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the world of work, an industry, and your chosen area of study. We explore some top tips for helping to achieve success during your first internship....continue reading
How I got my first job in Cyber
For many young adults, working at a professional services organization such as Deloitte is an aim long before it is a reality. It typically takes a strong academic resume, specialized skills, relevant internships or professional experience, and (in some cases) professional certifications in order to even be considered for a job interview....continue reading
The professional skills I wish I’d possessed on my first day
June 7, 2018
I still remember my first day working at Deloitte. Armed with a master’s degree in accountancy from Wake Forest University, I felt confident that I was ready to tackle the rigor and analysis that I was hired to do as an auditor.....continue reading
