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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