At what level/years is it best to cross out of consulting? For both "equal" salary and expected experience (exit perspective). It's becoming apparent that this lifestyle is just not for me.

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Great question OP. I would think after 1 year as Manager or as soon as you make Senior Manager. Leave earlier and you get stuck in a grunt level position. Any later and it may get difficult to find a position that meets your role and pay expectations. Other thoughts?

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Why do so many people think they need an MBA in life?? Save yourself the debt work hard, show your worth, work your way up the ladder and you'll do just fine in life.

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I've always been told to aim one level higher than your consulting level when moving to industry. E.g., Consulting Manager -> Industry Director

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It's been proven time and time again there is no relationship between getting an MBA and being successful in life. A higher % of the cooperate world could care less than than those that do. Sell yourself with success stories in the work place.

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Agree @ACN 2. It's not what you know it's who you know. I don't need to incur 80k in debt to network. Have no interest in becoming an entrepreneur

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If you're an analyst, I'd say stick it out at least until you go do your MBA, then recruit in finance/tech/industry. As a consultant, make manager and then bounce a year later, as the person above me said.

If you're gonna stick in the corporate world, the lack of an MBA can really hurt you in terms of career progression.

Take a role when you can be a decision maker with budget at a client and team to manage. Otherwise you're just doing the same thing from the opposite side of the table.

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