Been at Accenture for 1 year. Junior/Analyst level. Not sure Tech is for me, I want to be engaged in more M&A & PE work. I worked 2 years in Corp. Tax function in Industry and really enjoyed M&A work! Should I struggle through Accenture for 1 more year or better to leave now and join BIG4/MBB M&A consulting? I am thinking about what looks good on my CV - I was told leaving after a year may raise eyebrows & 2 years at the same Consulting firm is always attractive in a CV vs 1…thoughts?

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If you want to do something else, leave. If you can get into MBB (big if generally), leave.

Pretty simple

Right, in this case Deloitte M&A practice perhaps being more focused across the entire M&A activities vs ACN which is more commercial DD and PMI….

I don’t think it would raise any eyebrows if you left after a year with this talk track. I think that the M&A/PE roles are very hard to break into.

That I understand and already expect. I have been working on the skill sets they would require (valuations & modeling for example). The question is if I should begin this process or not and if an offer is made, should I take it on despite my short stint at Accenture….nevertheless I understand the reality and the challenges that comes with entering such industry!

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