Currently C1 at 6 figures all in. Offered contract of $110/hr plus expenses (C2C) for a 1 year project. Will it significantly hurt me if I go independent if I want to go to b-school down the line?

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This basically guarantees you 200-220k, plus expenses. Not a bad gig right before business school, esp if the client is a brand name

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I think it would help. It shows entrepreneurship.

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I would def do it - and save the extra $100k to pay for B school, and then leverage B school to get the dream job

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What skill set?

What type of consulting do you do?

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I did this and graduated from an M7

Strategy&1- Awesome, thanks for your input.

ACN1/Deloitte3- Nothing special, Technology Consultant (Salesforce). Need to go to b-school to rebrand.

How did you find this gig and how many yrs of Salesforce experience do you have?

Op - I’m interested in where you’re finding these opportunities but understand if you don’t want to share publicly here. If I share my burner would you be cool with it?

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