How are the exit opps from designers at DD/ fjord/ McKinsey Digital to tech companies like Google/ Microsoft? Any insight on whether tech shops value design consultants?

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Good design skills welcomed anywhere. I know D/McK folk at Google. Most had a life before consulting so likely part of a wider story.

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It is difficult to make the jump from design consultancy to a product shop - especially at a more senior level. Because a lot of projects in a design consultancy aren’t actualized, there isn’t as much experience with developers or a consumer facing product. If you’re at a junior to mid level, it’s possible to make the jump. Make sure you staff yourself to digital product projects rather than design strategy

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At product companies it can be seen as a bad thing. We don’t tend to be around to run through the cycles of build/measure/learn that is a different skill set than designing to please clients.

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I think being in a consulting environment primes one for large corporate environments. In large corporations design teams behave more similar to design consultants.

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@DD4, which office did the UX SC going to Google leave from?

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I have spent almost 10 years in startups and the past 4 in consulting. It was a pretty big adjustment for me. I really enjoy it these days though.

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Everyone I know in product / design roles at mck is being approached by google right know - but per comments above, all have prior experience... it’s a pretty standard route for generalists

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The experience is totally different, not about being smart

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Would it be for designer type roles?

UX researchers + designers

One of our UX senior managers was offered a position at Google sf. Canada to sf move. Good for him

^ that’s the only case I know too

It can be done, just round yourself out by not being a consulting lifer. It literally is a totally different ball game. Not harder or easier just different .

What do you think are the benefits of being a design consultant vs a designer?

How do you define design consultant?

Being a designer within a consultancy rather than for specific brand or product

One of our UX SCs just left to Google sf.

Looks like there are a couple of them at google now. One even made up a UX title at DD that I am pretty sure doesn’t exist.

What’s a made up UX title?

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