Day in the life of a big 4 consultant in London // Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC

Another day in the (working) life in consulting - talking about my schedule, what I actually do in a day, the challenges of juggling everything and most importantly - snacks and coffee. Big 4 and consulting more generally have a really tricky structure where in one job you're expected to do full time client work but also side of desk and sometimes business development (selling the work). This was definitely not the chillest of days for me but also not the most intense I've had either - so hopefully it gives you a good indication of what to expect.
You can watch my previous day in the life vlog here: • Day in my life as a Bi...
And I explain all the client work/ side of desk/ business development things you are expected to do in big 4 consulting in this video here: • What you are expected ...
Any video suggestions - please let me know :)
Anastasia xx

[@trevmacc]

Hi Anastasia ,i think all the commuting on the tube would be the worse thing,i have only been to London a few times and the tube was terrible,how long does it take you to get to work, interesting to see how your day went from home ,do you still find time for your dancing that be interesting to see how you got into that as well some time,look after yourself and take care

[@AnastasiaKrokhina]

Thanks for your comment as always, appreciate you watching:) commute takes me around 40-45 mins usually if all runs smoothly! I try to keep dance as a non negotiable in my schedule but there was one time recently I had to miss it (which felt very frustrating so will try and not repeat that!). And thanks for the suggestion, I’ll definitely think about mentioning the getting into dance story somewhere😁 have a great day!

[@trevmacc]

@@AnastasiaKrokhina that would be interesting ,have a great day as well

[@abshlyfrancais4227]

Hi Anastasia!
I am a student in the UK who currently has an offer to study Economics at a decent (not oxbridge lse ucl or Warwick ) university and also a strategy and m&a consulting degree brightstart apprenticeship at monitor Deloitte.
What’s your opinion on which is the better offer?

[@AnastasiaKrokhina]

Hey, thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! In true consulting fashion, I’d say that it depends 😂 in particular - on what you’d like to do in the future. I think the value of a degree is two main things, one is the actual knowledge/skills in the subject and two is the doors it will open for you in the future. If you were to go into something more academic you might clearly need the degree more than you do early career experience. But say if you plan to go into the corporate world, a bright start scheme might actually put you ahead of a lot of other people since by the time others would be finishing their degree you would’ve already had years of work experience. Plus Deloitte for example offers bright starts the option to do a degree alongside the scheme which you might want to consider. And of course another thing to consider is cost - paying for a degree vs earning a decent salary is quite a big differentiator. So depending on your plans and financials I think you might have more pros on one side or the other. Hope this helps (at least a little bit) to weight those up and best of luck with your decision, I’m sure you’ll make the most of it either way ❤️

[@abshlyfrancais4227]

@@AnastasiaKrokhina thank you so much for your reply!! With the strategy and m&a one, yes I’d get a degree but it would just be at a much “worse” uni and for business management instead of economics. My fear wouldn’t be getting restricted from academia, that doesn’t bother me, as I was planning to maybe get into something like consulting after uni. My fear would be if it may restrict exit opportunities later, or career pivots into more financey roles. I have no idea! What’s your opinion?
Once again thank you for the reply ! ❤️