Been working on consulting for 1.5 years and feel lost. I know I want to leave my company but don’t know if I want to stay in consulting or move to finance/ other industry. I’ve been interviewing with no luck- any advice for how to find direction?

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Have hard skills outside of PowerPoint! Telling a story and driving the proper message is important though not as important as your key skill set. IMHO and for what it is worth excel is not a key skill set but rather table stakes

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Well… What type of finance work are you looking for? Investing (both private/venture and public) can be done on your spare time and will build both experience and story. Modelling isn’t that complex (highly overrated as a skill)

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