$$ aside, how many yrs in consulting does one need to master core consulting skills (e.g, story boarding, habit of anticipating leadership/client needs, ppt skills, etc)?

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Answer: N/A. Everybody in this industry bullshits, no one has mastered anything.

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^MBB years are dog years

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About 8 years and you are pretty dangerous with those skills

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It depends on the rate you want to learn. I know people who can learn in 3 years what takes others 7-8 years because they fought to get exposed to as much sides of the industry as possible. It all depends on the opportunities you derive for yourself, particularly with respect to service offering/business development work. That's where the real learning is.

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Master is a strong word, but I think that you can build a strong core toolkit in about 2 years

2-3 for toolset, quality, and other hard skills ,add another 2-3 for client management, confidence and comfort in your own skin.

10,000 hours (search on "Malcolm Gladwell")

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