Due to join the big 4 as an experience hire at Consultant level in defence/public sector practice. Worried about potential layoffs (especially since my utilisation could well be 0% for the year as joining 3 weeks before Christmas)

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I wouldn’t worry. A few weeks with no utilisation at consultant grade isn’t a big deal. Public sector/defence is often working on a big contract so you’ll likely get absorbed into one of the major programmes due to the alignment.

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Utilisation isn’t calculated by calendar year (for Deloitte at least).

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