Anyone have experience interviewing to switch into real (management) consulting or strategy? I've got a couple phone screens coming up and wanted some advice on how to really highlight my process improvement experience.

Controls are still 60-70% of my actual job but this portion of work is not really valued outside of compliance jobs... might just need to be vague and say I understand business processes? I want to completely leave compliance.

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They’re going to know your job is an auditor, I think it’s how you sell the experience being relevant. Broad understanding of business, client service experience, tackling complex problems.

My suggestion will be:
1. Highlight how you understand the process(es)
2. How you understand the risks in the process (the potential deficiency/pitfall), and how you detect and assess controls for those risks.

These 2 are core to how you can improve a business process

You cannot determine efficiencies or improvements if you cannot reflect on your understanding of the process and the risks associated with it. There is a reason why strategy consulting is considered all talk no action because everybody talks high level sale crap that produces zero value beyond a TOM. That is the very reason why most organizations struggle with deriving efficiencies

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Take me with you OP when you make it out!

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