ShySender98
ShySender98

Exits after consulting?

Hey guys, I've been working in top tier consulting firm for a year and I'm just bored of making decks. What exit opportunities exist for me?

18mo ago
PushySun89
PushySun89

Chief of Staff role in a startup followed by heading a business unit/dept.

StartupBaba
StartupBaba

And then that business will be shut down 😁

PushySun89
PushySun89

Lol

jake_peralta_B99
jake_peralta_B99

Hey @ShySender98 ,
Would you mind answering AMA. Curious to know what consulting at big 3 is all about and how one can get into it and various other questions

ShySender98
ShySender98

Don't consider myself any sort of an expert. But happy to help you

jake_peralta_B99
jake_peralta_B99

Thank you. Here are my questions-

  1. What are skills required for consulting at big 3?
  2. How do we decide whether it's a career we should pursue?
  3. What made you choose a consulting career?
  4. What are pros/cons of the work?
  5. Do you get to travel a lot?
  6. Do you get to bond/talk to lot of influential people?
  7. Work life balance?
  8. Would you recommend it to someone?
  9. Who's the type of person who should never apply for such a role?
JJproduct
JJproduct

Currently startups are not hiring much, so stick around. Big corporates won’t match consulting salaries.

ShySender98
ShySender98

Makes sense. Thanks for this :)

Grover
Grover
Swiggy18mo

Are most consulting work boring or its just the case with you.
Thanks to Grapevine, we are getting this honest feedback 💎

BulkyCon87
BulkyCon87

Boring as fuck. No skin in the game

punydrama
punydrama

but that pedigree will open doors for u right compare to a normal person like me sde ok ok person

Grover
Grover
Swiggy18mo

Not interested in trying other consulting firms?

ShySender98
ShySender98

Honestly, I am happy with the firm and its culture. But lately, Ive started to feel that the work is not meaningful and monotonous

Grover
Grover
Swiggy18mo

If the culture is good (which is rare to find now-a-days), try to stick to your company for 3-4 more months till the dust of layoffs settle and ask for work in different domain. After that you can switch to any business strategy role in any startup which you think have a great product idea and be interesting to scale up.

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