Whenever I attend a Graduate Recruitment event at a campus and mention that I am from Technology Consulting, there are always some people who recoil in horror. "I want to be a Consultant," they tell me, "but not in Technology. I can't do Technology."
I think this comes from a perception that Technology means you will be sat in a dark, dimly-lit basement coding C++ endlessly with only coffee for company. This could not be further from the truth. A career in Technology Consulting at Deloitte is so wide-ranging that you can easily enjoy the job and succeed with little or no technology experience. (However, you can spend all your time coding if that's your thing!)
Technology is all around us – and some of the developments that have happened and are due to happen in the next few years are very exciting. Some of the current trends, such as Wearable Computing, will genuinely revolutionise the way we work. Working in Technology at Deloitte means you can be responsible for enabling some of this significant change.
I had no formal experience with technology – other than studying IT at GCSE years ago. My Management degree at Lancaster had no core technology modules. I'll admit that my choice of Technology was mildly swayed by the fact that the Consulting Industrial Placement, which I joined, was only offered in Technology – but I have not looked back ever since.
Some of the engagements I have worked on have been fascinating. Most notably, I worked on a project in the public sector helping the CIO at the client define his IT strategy for the next five years. Others have included building internal websites for a large client in the retail industry, and helping a major global bank with their strategy for Records Management (essentially, helping them understand what documents they have. As it turns out, a large global bank has a lot of documents). And the best bit – I managed to avoid doing any coding until I actively seeked out work where I would do some.
Full training is provided, including some studying towards the British Computer Society qualifications – so you will feel confident in Technology in no time at all.
Joining Technology at Deloitte was a decision I am glad I made – the rapid progression being made in different technology fields and industries is fascinating and there is no better way to experience it than by being part of it.
Jack - Technology Consulting
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