Big 4 to MBB. How likely is it without first doing an MBA?

Hello - decade old question. ..

Medium fish in a medium pond.. or small fish in a big pond?

29M. Have had plenty of success within my current organisation. I feel like I'm over-staying in my organisation .. clocking close to 7 years under my belt.

But if I were to make a move .. it'd be ground zero all again


Help.

Hello, I have 4.5 years of NYS WC authorizations for orthopedic. I also have experience as a front office supervisor at a hotel. Any suggestions on a career move? I feel really stagnant where I am right now and I feel very under paid for the amount of labor I have to put in. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

Hi everyone! I’ve been working as a product manager in an internal consulting department at Kaiser Permanente a on software product that maps and automates clinical workflows. Although my title is a consultant, my role entails the usual responsibilities of a PM (prioritizing builds and features, identifying business requirements, mapping user journeys and stakeholder management). Does anyone have any advice on ways to break into tech or suggestions of companies to look into?

Hi All,

I recently obtained my law degree and currently work for a BigLaw law firm as an assistant. I want to make the transition to the firm’s Litigation department because I want to practice international arbitration. How do I approach my HR department as well as the litigation bosses about transitioning to litigation? Any ideas would be helpful.

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I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

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Do you skip around? Do you follow the path? Where does one start?

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Advice needed:

Strategy Analyst at a corporate -> IT DD/ODD at EYP -> Strategy Consulting at the same firm

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Immediate joiner

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Please share the hierarchy for RISK ADVISORY SERVICES in Deloitte India.
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I am selling a huge portion of my stocks this week to purchase a property. Mostly selling off the stocks which are over an year and with good profit.. however, there are few stocks (less than a year old ) which I think not doing so well and I am planning to sell on a loss. How can I use this to my advantage on my tax benefits?

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Hi,

I am currently Sr Con in Deloitte in Identity and Access Management. I have received offer from PwC which is a 22% bump in salary. Is it recommended to join PwC?

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

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My next challenge is on 2020 😔

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Is it recommended to get two full years of consulting experience before looking for a move elsewhere...for more comp (say to another Big 4, industry, attempt at MBB or FAANG)? Already have 8 yoe in the DoD space outside of consulting. And about 16 months of consulting exp

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Hey all, new hire here! Going to receive a $250 wfh credit; any recs on what I should get to build out my home office?

Accepted a new job at competing Big 4 but got a message from a recruiter from MBB. How do I respond to the recruiter? Is it worth it to take the call and be honest with them?

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In consulting, going into the client bathroom late Monday evening to cry twice for no real reason is normal. True or false?

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Contemplating a career switch into consulting as I want to go non-technical. I don't want to pay 250k for ivy league MBA. I have a MS in computer engg from a top 5 engineering school. 7YOE at a top 3 semiconductor as ML/AI engineer.

I can get 300+ maybe up to 400-450k TC in FAANG but not liking technical stuff anymore.

Do you think aiming for MBB for a Management Consulting[tech domain] role is a stretch given I have no consulting background? What kind of compensation can I expect?