First year consultant. Contacted by recruiting firm about strategy role at another firm - never talked to someone like this. Any advice on how these convos typically go?
Thanks!

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Usually you have an annoyingly vague conversation. You chat with a recruiter that has limited knowledge of a role that tries to figure out if you are interesting while you try to figure out what the role entails.

Everyone leaves frustrated.

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If they didn’t tell you what firm, ask. You don’t want to be a strategy consultant at Infosys

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Its just another recruiter. You know how Walmart might ask Accenture to assess supply chain? Well Accenture might ask XYZ Recruiting Co to do recruiting for them.

Thanks!

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If you’re really unlucky they are just trying to pump you for expertise with no intention of actually hiring you.

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