Hi there,I have been offered a place at deloitte consulting, and am going to take it. however I want to take a year out before I start. I was under the impressuion that this was acceptable, but when I spoke to HR, they said it was not usually possible for the consulting graduates to take time off. Is anyone else in the same boat as me, and what are they going to do about it?

I've also been made an offer and have asked to take a year off before starting. The message I got from HR was that this shouldn't be a problem but because there's a new partner in charge (of the Strategy department that I'm going into) he still needs to make a final decision, and I'm still waiting to hear on that. My tactic was to make my case for wanting to take a year off - I want to do a ski season, but its not a wild fantasy as I already have my instructor qualifications, and in the rest of the year I'm planning on spending time in Germany to make sure my German is of business fluency. Whatever you're planning on doing you just have to sell it! Good luck

thanks dan,I said that I was to travel around asia, and basically the rest of the world as well. I also said that I hadn't taken a gap year before I started university, and HR said that this would be a good selling point. Hopefully all will be well. Give us a shout when you find out whether or not you can take you gap year

thanks dan,I said that I was to travel around asia, and basically the rest of the world as well. I also said that I hadn't taken a gap year before I started university, and HR said that this would be a good selling point. Hopefully all will be well. Give us a shout when you find out whether or not you can take you gap year

Sorry to crash your thread with a partly related question. I'm guessing that Deloitte were hoping to fill a certain quota for the year, let say 25 grads for example. What happens if they have 4-5 deferrals for this year intake? Do they start recruiting again?I apologise again, I'm simply wondering as I missed the deadline for applying.Thanks

I can't be sure that what I'm going to say is right, and the only way to get a definitive answer is to ring up HR, won't lose anything by doing so.Anyway, I was told that they were aiming to take 25 grads this year for strategy. I've asked to defer as has someone else to do a masters, add in jim and that's 3 at least. Whether they would continue recruiting to fill those spots I'm not sure, but what I do know is that at least around end of December there were still people who applied for strategy going to interviews (and they had already found 25 people). The question is if they do get an offer whether they get 'bumped' into another area or not. Either way just call.

Cheers Dan, I'll give HR a call!

Hi there dan, have you heard back from hr or the partners yet?

I'm going to give HR a ring tomorrow to see what's going on. Will let you know what they say.Dan

I've been trying to get through all morning to my HR rep, and it goes straight to voicemail. Any luck Dan?

I also didn't get through, although I did only try once as I forgot my ridiculous new timetable has me in straight lectures for most of today! I've sent an email but will try again tomorrow.Out of interest, are you going to the post offer event on the 6th?

Yeah, I'll be there on the 6th - 6.30 at athene place.

Hi there Dan, since we are the only people talking on this thread, send me an email, and we can meet up on the 6th and try and find out about the deferringmy email is em3573@bris.ac.uk

Dear Jim and Dan,Congrats on your respective graduate offers for Deloitte. May I ask what your uni backgrounds are and what specific departments you have been offered within Deloitte Strat, M&A, CDD ? Did you receive any other comparable offers from any other MC's?

Hi MAI, Bristol Mech Eng,Offer from deloitte in EARejected ACN BSI and EY BAS

Hi Dan, Jim,I joined Deloitte in September 2005 as a graduate, having applied for entry in Sep 2004 and deferred for a year. They took a little while to confirm it was ok with me too but wasn't a problem in the end. For the record I deferred to do a Masters year at uni - wasn't ready to give up being a student!Good luck with your careers at Deloitte!

Deloitte Girl,Thanks for that, I'm hoping that being a ski bum for a year will have all the benefits of being a student without the exams!MAI,Nottingham EconomicsOffer from Deloitte in strategy (I don't believe you can apply to the M&A bit as a graduate)2nd round interview with McKinsey on FridayRejected from Mercer after final round, rejected by Bain, BCG without interviewIf you want more info then leave your email and I'll be happy to help.Dan

Hi, DenYou said you having a 2nd round with Mckinsey, when did u applied? I was thinking about apply to Mck, but missed their deadline. Is it worth it to apply now or wait until recruiting start for 2007?and best luck in your interview today, let us know how'd go if u like to.C

C,McKinsey told me that they recruit all year round, the deadline is only to go into the standard milkround. And they have no quota on graduates so there shouldn't be a problem as to when you apply. I applied quite a while ago but due to exams I had to postpone this current interview (which is happening this Friday).

Hi ther dan, How was the interview - enjoy your night in the hotel? Have you heard back from dc?

Edward,The hotel was very nice, and the interview went well so more fun ahead! Still haven't heard back from dc, I'm sure our requests are sitting in some forgotten folder on a partner's desk somewhere!