Hi everyone! I’m looking to go into strategy consulting within the life science space.

I’m having trouble to position myself because I don’t have experience in consulting, despite having 8+ years of exp in pharma within the commercial area (sales/marketing). I also have an MBA and an MSc in Finance.

How would you tell my story? I would think that coming from industry could be valuable, nevertheless the main “but” I’m getting, is that I don’t know the consulting way of work.

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Start with boutiques. They are hiring and you can leverage your story there. Bigger firms might still be facing margin and hiring pressure.

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Thanks a lot for the advice!!

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I currently work for a very small consulting firm, but I’m not resonating with the culture. That’s why I want to move. (I’m in Boston BTW).

are you trying to come in as an experience hire, or campus recruiting for MBA? And what level are you applying for

I’m trying as an experience hire, associate consultiant mostly

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