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Hi, fishes. I have been offered a role at Amazon as an Account Manager. I am currently working as a Consultant in one of the #Big4(Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC ) a place for an MBA. They don't utilise our skillset to our full potential and we remain stuck in mediocre engagements. I am about to get promoted to senior con. Just wondering if moving to Amazon would be a better choice. Need opinion of you wise and experienced folks. Thanks!
As a young undergraduate from a tier 1 college, how do I break into in the strategy consulting arms of big 4 or MBB. I am keen to work in the front end office rather than the capability centers. Experienced colleagues it would great if you could share an insight about this. McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company EY-Parthenon Bain & Company
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I decided to do it after comparing between EM offer at McK, SM promo at Big4, and PL at BCG. DM me if you go for it, and we can commiserate!
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You can’t know unless you try! Depends how risk averse you are. And ultimately, you’ll be given at least 1 year to 1.5 years to prove yourself. That’s enough tenure to secure a decent exit if you wanted.
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Coming in as a PL is tough. It’s probably the hardest job at BCG. You can do it, but be warned that it’s very common for people to end up transitioned (our version of counseled to leave).
PL is not an IC role. I think it would be challenging to come in at that level and perform well. You'll be rated against your colleagues who are home grown and there would be a chance of getting counciled out if you can't perform.
All IC roles are the same so “as an associate” or “consultant” doesn’t mean much. You’ll just be put in a role for an IC that will depend on the case itself
I did and haven’t personally found it worthwhile. You’re progression will take a hit, you’re WLB will definitely be much worse, your autonomy and ability to independently make decisions will be limited, smaller teams to manage, limited client intersection / collaboration, and despite the claims the quality in types of work / projects is not really different from Big4
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