A year ago I was laid off by an unknown strategy boutique less than 4 months in. Today I got an 'exceeds expectations' review at my new FAANG. Can I start believing in myself again?

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You should have never stopped believing in yourself to begin with. You got this boss!

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You know the saying
"If life is pulling you back, that means its getting you ready to go further than u have ever gone before"
Congrats and keep believing

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That's what you call hitting it out of the park 👌

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Congrats! Advice how you cracked into FAANG?

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No secrets really - recruiter got in touch, I had a combination of consulting + data skills they were interested in

...and spending 2 weeks on an interview prep spreadsheet to be as prepared as I could - perk of being unemployed is I got time to do this :p

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Congrats! You shouldn’t stop believing in yourself just because of one bad experience.

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1 year ago, many companies tried to cut down headcount due to COVID uncertainty. You might have just been the easiest target being a new joiner. Since you are now in a better position than before, this sounds like a classic example of failing upwards! Congrats!

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Kudos👍🏻

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Curious do you regret working at a small firm?

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Prior to the two firms in the OP I had an internship with an even smaller boutique who were great: competed head-to-head with MBB in their local geo, lots of really cool strategy projects, and I learned tons during my two months there.

This medium-sized boutique never really impressed me; they were struggling to pull in work and spent time drafting half-hearted proposals for work which to me (and I'm sure the guys at the top as well) was obvious they'd never be in contention for. They do have a large-ish PE house backing them which I think is buoying them.

Depends on what the expectations were

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