Does anyone who’s stayed in federal consulting for their career for 5-10 years feel pigeon holed to the industry/gov/physically DC?

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Every. Single. Day. Of. My. Life.

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Nope. Stayed in the fed space and flip flopped between a contractor and a fed for almost 15 years before exiting to industry.

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Yeah I imagine it’s a much different story if you’re skill set is tech.

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There’s hope. I was in audit readiness, the roach motel of Federal consulting, for nearly 10 years and jumped to in-house commercial strategy. Need to start transitioning to a PMO generalist role in federal at your current employer. Then simply note your work activities, rather than the customer, on your resume when you apply to a new opportunity. It’s tough but possible.

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Yes.

Been here 1 year and feel that way. Leave while you can.

Exactly. We get each other haha

Depends on specialization.

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