Help with Apprenticeship offers. Deloitte Vs Goldman Sachs

Hi all,

I'm in a rather tricky position, I have received an offer for a degree apprenticeship for both Deloitte and Goldman Sachs and am unsure as to my choice.

The Deloitte apprenticeship is part of their Brightstart scheme and it looks great as it is specialised in Deloitte Consulting - Financial Services which interests me. Upon completion of my bachelor's degree they also said there may be the option for me to complete a Masters which is very attractive. The only disadvantage I see is that the qualification is provided by Ada College which I can't seem to find much information about such as how well regarded is it. But Tech Consulting is an area that I would really like to explore.

Whereas the GS offer is a lot less specialised and I could be placed into any team as a software engineer, meaning I could learn a wider variety of skills. The most attractive part of the offer however is to complete the qualification with Queen Mary which is much more recognised.

Overall I just want to know if anyone can offer any input as to the culture at the two firms and which programme would be best for the future of my career.

Reply 1

NJK98

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Unrelated to the question, but if you don't mind me asking what are your a level grades, predicted or achieved. I just wanna get an idea of the type of grades required for degree apprentticeships.

Original post by benm71

Hi all,

I'm in a rather tricky position, I have received an offer for a degree apprenticeship for both Deloitte and Goldman Sachs and am unsure as to my choice.

The Deloitte apprenticeship is part of their Brightstart scheme and it looks great as it is specialised in Deloitte Consulting - Financial Services which interests me. Upon completion of my bachelor's degree they also said there may be the option for me to complete a Masters which is very attractive. The only disadvantage I see is that the qualification is provided by Ada College which I can't seem to find much information about such as how well regarded is it. But Tech Consulting is an area that I would really like to explore.

Whereas the GS offer is a lot less specialised and I could be placed into any team as a software engineer, meaning I could learn a wider variety of skills. The most attractive part of the offer however is to complete the qualification with Queen Mary which is much more recognised.

Overall I just want to know if anyone can offer any input as to the culture at the two firms and which programme would be best for the future of my career.

Reply 2

benm71

OP

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Original post by NJK98

Unrelated to the question, but if you don't mind me asking what are your a level grades, predicted or achieved. I just wanna get an idea of the type of grades required for degree apprentticeships.

My predicted grades are A* A B in ICT, Physics and Maths, for the most part the grade requirements won’t be very high, usually BCC as the company will look at your interpersonal skills more. The most strict requirements I have seen is ABB, it ultimately depends on the entry requirements of the university that provides the degree.

Reply 3

winterscoming

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Congratulations on getting both offers!

The name or reputation of the institution which will issue you with a certificate isn't really important from the point of view of your future career prospects or employability. You're not applying to study on an academic course, it's 3-4 years in full-time employment learning the skills for a career, so the certificate that you collect at the end is going to be far less valuable to you than the skills and experience you gain.

It looks like the real choice in front of you is between two completely different jobs which lead into very different career directions, so I would focus on whichever job you find more interesting and appealing because apprenticeships tend not to let you switch to a different path after you've started.

Reply 4

AnUnkownTeen

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I personally would take the Goldman offer, just because you have that Tier 1 label which you can really take anywhere with you.

Reply 5

a_p_c_m

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I was in a similar situation since Google do an apprenticeship with Ada, I've been and the place is nice, small and I didn't really like the location, but the staff were professional. However Queen Mary's is much better in my opinion, a very respected uni and a respected company, so I accepted their offer (I've done a project with queen marys and there are a lot of very smart professors, students etc. but that was the physics department so I don't know about teachers for tech solutions). The choice is up to you, whether you prefer to go for the job title or the uni, think about where you want to be after this apprenticeship, if going to Goldman helps you out more I would choose them. either way, both companies are great, well done for getting in!!

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Marleen007

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Original post by benm71

Hi all,
I'm in a rather tricky position, I have received an offer for a degree apprenticeship for both Deloitte and Goldman Sachs and am unsure as to my choice.
The Deloitte apprenticeship is part of their Brightstart scheme and it looks great as it is specialised in Deloitte Consulting - Financial Services which interests me. Upon completion of my bachelor's degree they also said there may be the option for me to complete a Masters which is very attractive. The only disadvantage I see is that the qualification is provided by Ada College which I can't seem to find much information about such as how well regarded is it. But Tech Consulting is an area that I would really like to explore.
Whereas the GS offer is a lot less specialised and I could be placed into any team as a software engineer, meaning I could learn a wider variety of skills. The most attractive part of the offer however is to complete the qualification with Queen Mary which is much more recognised.
Overall I just want to know if anyone can offer any input as to the culture at the two firms and which programme would be best for the future of my career.

Curious to see which one you ended up choosing as I am in a very similar predicament?

Reply 7

benm71

OP

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Original post by Marleen007

Curious to see which one you ended up choosing as I am in a very similar predicament?

Ended up choosing Goldman. 5 years later and 1 year after graduating I can say that I made the right choice and I believe it’s put me in a much better position. PM me if you had any questions!

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Marleen007

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Original post by benm71

Ended up choosing Goldman. 5 years later and 1 year after graduating I can say that I made the right choice and I believe it’s put me in a much better position. PM me if you had any questions!

Thank you, sent you a PM.

(edited 11 months ago)

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Lilywatsonnx

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Original post by benm71

Ended up choosing Goldman. 5 years later and 1 year after graduating I can say that I made the right choice and I believe it’s put me in a much better position. PM me if you had any questions!

What is the process like?

Reply 10

cgn1

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Original post by benm71

Ended up choosing Goldman. 5 years later and 1 year after graduating I can say that I made the right choice and I believe it’s put me in a much better position. PM me if you had any questions!