Hey all - I wanted some help assessing my chances at a consulting firm. Out of college, I worked with a consulting firm performing roles in analytics sales and delivery. I did that for 2 yrs before moving to a startup where I was a part of an enterprise wide data migration and reorg project. I worked with the CSuite on the delivery of that one. 1.5 years later I am working as an internal healthcare analytics consultant. Do you think my profile is okay enough to be an analytics consultant?

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Act like it is until told otherwise :) talk to folks in the role and have them help you - most folks can do any job at any consulting firm, it’s not like medicine or law. Good luck!

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If I do try to get in, will I have to start at the bottom or is there some amount of experience which could be transferable

Sure. Give it a try. Worst is that the firm will start you off at a conservative level so that you can get up to speed with their core consulting expectations, tools, and methods.

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Is there an age limit. I am 26 and concerned that my advanced age is a debilitating factor in my profile.

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Thanks a lot.

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The Fed up guy ( i guess everyone is after this long )

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Today I messed up doing a delivery. The client was expecting the supplies at 3pm in the warehouse, however, there was an accident on the highway and traffic was insane. It slipped my mind to let them know about the delay. Now, they believe it was me being irresponsible and are threatening to fire me for not reporting on time and possible losing them a client. What can I do to fix the situation?

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