75 graduates and apprentices kick off their careers at Deloitte in Scotland
Deloitte in Scotland has welcomed 75 people to its graduate, BrightStart apprenticeship and industrial placement programmes this month.
It comes as the firm’s award-winning graduate programme ranked fourth in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employer list for the fifth year running.
The new joiners will take part in a firm-wide virtual induction into the world of professional services, in which they will be introduced to Deloitte’s innovative GenAI platform, PairD, and participate in networking events with colleagues.
They will then participate in an in-person, technical induction tailored to their specific business areas. These include audit and assurance; tax and legal; and the firm’s consultative businesses – strategy, risk & transactions advisory; and technology & transformation.
Kevin Johnson, early careers partner at Deloitte, said: “At Deloitte, we are proud to invest in Scotland’s future by providing a world-class early careers experience that supports, challenges and develops the next generation of professionals. Welcoming so many talented graduates and apprentices each year is a genuine privilege, and it is inspiring to see them grow and flourish as they embark on their careers.
“Having started my own career in Deloitte’s Edinburgh office as a graduate, I have firsthand experience of the wealth of opportunities, mentorship, and learning available to our new starts. It makes me especially proud that we continue to nurture future leaders right here in Scotland, helping them to build rewarding careers that contribute to our communities and economy.”
Finlay Warnock, who has recently completed his first year as a BrightStart apprentice in Deloitte’s audit team in Edinburgh, described his experience with the firm so far as “transformative”.
He said: “When leaving school, I realised that university wasn’t the only way forward. Choosing a professional apprenticeship with Deloitte in Edinburgh has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. From the very beginning I was earning, learning and putting my skills into practice, with so much support through mentoring and structured training. In less than a year I’ve grown in confidence and developed skills I thought would take me years to achieve.”