Currently at a top consulting firm making 87k with no bonus. I have an offer with a smaller firm for about $130k (base + bonus). Issue is I’m 7.5 months into my career and not sure if it would be a bad look to leave so quick. What should I do?

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If a firm was really a “top consulting firm”, they wouldn’t be paying entry level hires $87k. The going rate for top entry level talent is $100k now. Leaving is clearly the right answer here.

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D is the biggest professional services firm. Yes it is somewhat prestigious and tons of companies look to hire people with B4 experience, but MBB or other firms that specialize in their area and really are well known for their superiority are on a different level of prestige. D and big4 is more generally great experience though and does have a broader brand, but not as prestigious of a brand.

Short stints (under 1 year) are usually only a red flag if you have several in a row with no long-term positions on your resume. If you’re prepared to stay at the next company for a few years, you should make the jump.

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Thanks PwC1. This is great advice. Guess I’ll really have to speak to some people in there to understand what life is like there

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It isn't bad to leave, but you'd better make sure that the other job is one you want to stay at. If it is the same thing - no brainer - you go to the one that pays more. Lets say company 2 is 5% bonus that means base is 124K (43% base increase) and if it is 10%, base is 118K (36% base increase). Either way that's a pretty substantial raise.

We're at a point where 6 month retention raises are a thing. The question is: would you stay with a 20% increase (putting you at 104K (+17K)) that you would lose (and need to pay back) if you left early.

Give us a hint on the smaller firm

2000 employees and it’s a consultancy

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Smaller doesn’t mean less prestigious. MBB is way smaller into terms of rev and employee count (compared to b4)

Dude just take it. Be worried all the way to the bank

Follow the money

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