Hello! Has anyone here moved from the Life Science/Medical field to Consulting? Finished my MD last year and have 4+ years of research experience. Have been applying broadly to consulting firms (most with referrals) but I'm only getting rejections. Really want to move into consulting so any help would be appreciated! I don't mind starting off as an analyst or entry level job and make my way up.

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I’m in a somewhat similar boat. I’m in financial services right now (operational side) and I’ve wanted to transition into consulting. Two things: 1. It seems difficult as is to get a consulting job without consulting experience, and 2. With the fear/uncertainty surrounding the economy right now, I think a lot of consulting arms are freezing/slowing hiring. Not to say it isn’t possible, but I’m hoping to have better luck by applying to analyst roles (there are 1000x more of these positions) and transitioning to consulting in 1-2 years once I’ve got a good name/experience under my belt.

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