How much does utilization matter your first year? Staffed on a project (hired 4 weeks ago), but I’m not being given 8 hours of work on this project. I want to hit my utilization targets and do well, but realistically there’s only about 4-5 hours of work to do so far.

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As a former D or any consulting firm for that matter: first year utilization doesn’t really matter unless you joined beginning of their fiscal year. And don’t take the first project that comes to your way for just for utilization. You will be in for long suffering

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Fiscal year just started (6/1)

Interested to know as well. Incoming next month.

Im in my first year and the message I’m getting from my leadership is utilization is all that matters 😅

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Even if you don't have 8 hours of tasks, are you available/accessible to them for those 8 hours? Would you be working on project work if it was available? If yes, bill them. We all have periods of light work and then busy times.

I am 100% available for the full 8 hours and accessible. I’ve asked the manager on this project to give me more work several times. Project just kicked off 2 -3 weeks ago so she’s promised that the work will pick up. I’ve also expressed my concerns , but unfortunately the manager is new too so not much insight from her. Feeling like this project has major communication issues - but that’s an aside and not quite relevant.

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