How was your first year experience in your consulting firm?

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Honestly, awful. I formatted and copied and pasted and never talked to a client. Would've left if it weren't for signing bonus repayment.

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I'll go first, overall positive but I'm worried that I'm not getting the exposure and resulting growth that commercial first-years are getting. I loved the booz Allen offices but I'm usually with a client now. Like the management consulting trainings but I haven't found a place to use them in my first project. My first project has become dull and I'm expected to stay on it for another 6 months. Work-life balance is incredible and am living life with my gf in DC but Fishbowl's making me reconsider if my development is being stunted here.

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Recently left after 13 months lol

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Damn why? @ pwc1

Share similar sentiments with you OP. Being staffed on client site can and will have an impact on growth and internal networks.

Meh

Had a horrible coach, got staffed on IT audit shit when I was hired for Cybersecurity consulting. Went back to industry and am happier now without the travel.

It all depends on your coach - my coach hindered my goals/progression so I left after 1.5 years

So do you guys think it just sucks in general across consulting at the entry/pre-MBA levels?

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