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I am a graduating student who just got offered 65k for a solution analyst role at Deloitte USDC (Data Engineering Focus). From reading previous posts it seems to be a lot of negative thoughts surrounding the USDC, but straight out of college is this a good opportunity?
I'm looking to gain as much experience as possible out of college in an IT role and wondering what exit opportunities may be in place a year or two down the road if there is little/slow progression.
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Hii Guys, Could anyone give me some clarity on the below point. I have cleared 2nd round of technical interview at Deloitte, but my candidature is still showing as interview in progress at Deloitte careers page. I had a discussion with HR on this and she told me that next process is pending from management side. It's been almost 10 days since from 2 nd round of interview. How much more time does it gonna take, any idea? Or is it normal. Please help me with this 🙏🙏 .Deloitte
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find the biggest, baddest dude in the group and beat the shit out of him.
Some guys will always be sexist. Find allies with the ones that aren’t. Don’t try to lead like a man, aka. don’t try to be the female version of what you’ve seen men in power do. Do what feels natural and people will respect it. Don’t overcompensate and be tough just to exert power. This sucks when both genders do it. Don’t take shit from anyone. If someone truly seems to not be doing their job because they don’t respect you for sexist reasons, report that to someone above you. That’s how things change
Stop asking for permission and act in according to your standing and influence.
As a guy who has worked for women most of my career, my advice is act like you’re in charge because you are. If the men can’t respect that, show them the door.
From a woman... You’re in that position for a reason. “Feeling” like you have no authority is no excuse for not demanding it. Go in faking it if you have to. Lead by example. You surely have a ton of woman looking up to you. And congrats 👏👊
Lead by example. You’re in that role bc you’ve earned it...show it Respect is a two way street - give it and get it
Be kind, be consistent, and work hard. They'll love her.
Don’t think that being a woman is necessarily the reason for that. It might be just a classic ego thing. We all tend to think we are better than others, that we deserve their position, etc. That might be it, not a gender thing. Don’t react to it too fast. Just do your thing, be clear on what you need and ask from them and give good feedback. Make their work better and they will respect you. Also, if you are new as a cd, own that, don’t try to act like you already know everything about it. Allow yourself to doubt and ask your ECD for advise if needed. But, remember: if you are a CD is because you earned it. So, don’t be afraid of it, just embrace the learning curve and yes, dealing with egos is part of your new job. Good luck!
1. Tell her to be the kind of manager she would want to have. That usually filters out a good deal of the bullshit.
2. As others have said: remind her she wouldn’t have that job if others didn’t think she was right for it.
3. This might get me in trouble but I think it should be helpful. Don’t overcompensate. I’ve seen and had female managers who were kind of nasty and rude to their teams despite being completely pleasant outside of work. My guess is that stems from systematic issues in the workplace but it never ends well. You ear respect by being fair, honest, kind, and good at your job, not by scaring people.
Remember how much soft power a role like this comes with... you can make or ruin someone’s day with a remark, or an email, or even the absence of one. Every single day. Use that soft power well and wisely and everything else is so much easier.
Also, take the time to understand each individual’s motivations and take those into account.
Finally tell her to think about all the bad leaders she’s had - and just be different from them. This is more helpful than just thinking about the good ones because survivorship bias is a thing
I think fixating on power - feeling powerful - is dangerous and a recipe for always actually feeling weak instead... just look at the president.
Just be you. You’re going to be in that position for a reason. You’re a leader
Just be a good leader and forget the rest. Like others have said, the allies and people that could care less will simply respect strong leadership that facilitates great ideas and doesn’t get in the way with inflated ego or overcompensation.
@director2 for #3 what’s the excuse for years of men overcompensating and being “kind of nasty”?
In addition to above advice, maybe give her a copy of The Power of Presence! We are what we think and people pick up on that right away, it stems from the energy you give away. If she "feels" like she has no authority over her staff, guess what? She won't as she'll be projecting exactly that. The Power of Presence is excellent for anyone interested in learning how to create intention around how they behave and are perceived, respectively. Congratulations to your friend!
Thank you everyone for your thoughtful tips. Great reminders for everyone of what we’re doing right (or not so right) too.
Message from the young lady.
Asking for a young lady. I have my thoughts from a female perspective but I thought it would be interesting to ask the actual target audience. Thank you for your help moving the needle.
PS. I don’t know much detail about her situation but I’m sure many relate.
I just wanted to add here that I’m super proud of this whole thread! When the viewpoints here become the true majority and then that crew becomes leadership - which is already starting to happen - then we will be a much stronger industry. Congrats to your friend
Is there more context? Is she being promoted internally and so will suddenly be in charge of people she knows, or is she coming in cold to a new bunch of people with this title?
There isn’t an excuse for that. Two wrongs don’t make a right though.
Then it’s a leadership issue not a “systemic” woman issue.