Hi all,
I’m currently working for a small technical consulting start-up firm. I make good money, have great benefits, and they seem very happy with the work I’m doing, so I know I could move up quickly. However, tech consulting is definitely not my dream job. I want to get into data analytics, and I have an offer from a big company to do just that. I’ve only been at my current company for about 8 months, but I don’t ever see myself loving this job. How do I know when it’s time to make a change?

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When you have an offer you like, don’t waste any time. The longer you aren’t in the D&A role, the longer you’re going not building more expertise/experience in that field.

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This was a huge factor in my decision to even apply elsewhere in the first place - definitely helps affirm my feelings to hear this 😊 thank you!

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