How did you guys find yourselves in consulting? I'm curious if anyone set out to be a consultant when they were in school or when they entered the workforce? I'm pretty sure every consultant I know, including myself, just sort of found ourselves in this field.

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I wouldn’t say I randomly found myself in consulting. I wanted to invent/solve problems/build things and consulting seemed like a good way to learn how to do that.

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I sought it out!

Yep I wanted to check it out and consultants were getting paid more than the work I was doing so I went for it but did not go to school for it etc.

Respectfully - was responding to OP's question. I didn't word it correctly but meant I didn't seek it out.

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