Have an intro call with an MBB recruiter tomorrow. Has anyone actually seen a colleague make this transition from a typical FDD background? (CPA and non-MBA Masters). The position is an industry-specific role, so it seems to be outside of their generalist consultant pipeline.

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Stay away from those. You are just an internal resource and not necessarily client facing.

Much lower pay and reduced exit ops

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This was my first thought as well and something I’d want to clarify.

Still debating the role as it would get me out of pure-play accounting and broaden my experience but that all depends on what I find out after talking to the recruiter.

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Transformation?

Yes, on the job req it shows a section that says “Capabilities” and it says Transformation.

Don’t have an answer but I’ve wondered the same thing. Let us know how it goes, OP

Update: not too much to report on. It sounds like my experience is enough to warrant what I would call a warm-application (the recruiter would be monitoring my progress and it’s not just a random cold-application). BUT, there will still be a lot of scrutiny at the resumé stage to see if the team even has interest.

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