Hey everyone, I'm a data analyst w/ 6 YOE and wondering what consulting is like as a career. Any POV is appreciated, thanks!

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If you’ve been in industry this long you wouldn’t survive consulting, would be too much a culture shock at this point. Going from ~40hrs a week to 60 at this point in your career would frustrate you more than you realize, that’s what I typically advise people that come from industry with 5+yoe

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At least try it out for once in a lifetime :)

If you want to try it out do a local firm, every region has them, usually more chill, in Seattle it’s point b and slalom for reference

A position in the CCN would be a good fit. As mentioned by others, core consulting is another world and different set of skills (soft skills)

CCN in McKinsey, Client Capability Network

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