Hi MBB 🐠, I’m curious how staffing works at your firm. As a(n) associate/consultant how much autonomy/choice do you have in selecting projects? Is it relatively easy to ask for a project in a given sector, industry, or practice area? What are the factors that determine the breadth of projects available to you, and your ability to be selective?

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They will usually try to satisfy your ask but it depends mostly on the projects available at the time you are on the beach.

To ensure you have a positive experience and get to work in the industries you’d like, probably you should use your Career Development Committee meeting (twice a year) to ask to be staffed in x,y or z industry.

Most likely than not, they will listen.

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