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The Deloitte Scholars SchemeAfter slogging your guts out at school for the best part of your life so far, the last thing you’ll want to do is immediately embark on a degree course. A much more appealing notion is to pat yourself on the back for your results and implied genius, pour a nice long one and contemplate just how you might spend one glorious, unrepeatable year off - yep, that’s right, we’re talking about the greatest freedom known to humankind: the gap year.Your gap year should be joy in abundance - fun, fun, fun (repeat, endlessly, if necessary), all the way. The only problem is, in this day and age, fun, more often than not, costs money. And money, dear student, is the one thing you are most likely not to have in abundance. Given this blinding insight into the realities of student life, those lovely people at Deloitte have come up with a cunning plan - the Deloitte Scholars Scheme.  OK, you ask - what’s so special about Deloitte, and their Scholars Scheme? Well, for a start, consider this - Deloitte is the only, and we mean only, big-four firm to retain consultancy as an intrinsic part of its business, so those of you with starry-eyed aspirations of being a ‘consultant’, take note. Secondly, their Scholars Scheme is just about the most robust and lucrative scheme for those enlightened enough to take a gap year before university. This is what they’re offering:
All of which adds up to serious money, just when you need it most. There are no catches - none, zilch. You just choose the Deloitte office you want to be based in, and take it from there. In the first seven months of work experience you’ll experience pretty much everything about the day-to-day world of the UK’s leading professional services firm. And don’t for one minute think that client experience is something you’ll grow into - it’s there from the beginning, so if you don’t fancy the limelight, stop reading now. It’s one hell of a way of starting a career because it gives you a platform of experience that’ll stand you in tremendous stead when (if) you finally join the firm as a graduate. At the same time, it effectively guarantees you a fantastic gap year because you’ll know you’ve got some dosh to play with, and you’ll have something almost unique to put on your CV. But, more than anything else, being a Deloitte Scholar sets you up for the fast track - when it comes to formally applying to join the firm on graduation, you’ll find your Scholar status lets you skip the first round of interviews and then leap-frog your peers up the promotional ladder; which can’t be bad! So, where’s the payback? There isn’t one - all you need to do is be an ambassador of the scheme whilst you’re at university, which should be pretty easy given the fact that you’ll have just had the best gap year opportunity you could have wished for! Sound too good to be true? It isn’t, and to prove it, here’s a testimonial:  'The scheme has been challenging and demanding. Scholars are taken seriously and treated as working colleagues who have something worthwhile to contribute to the firm. My experience so far has been unparalleled by anything I have ever done before and I would certainly recommend it to anyone considering a career in business' - Andrew Coates (London) So there you go, a very quick overview of the best start to a career known to mankind. If you think you’re good enough (and you might surprise yourself there) you should get in touch with Deloitte. The bottom line - if you fancy a fabulous, cash-enhanced gap year, and you’ve got it within you to impress Deloitte, their Scholars Scheme is a no-brainer.   Name: DeloitteTel: 0845 344 7574   |
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