How would one pivot from a management consulting role to PE? I’m currently getting my MBA part time while working with brands selling on Amazon. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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Ideally MBB, at minimum the next tier (OW, LEK, Parthenon-EY, Strategy&). If you are not at one of these places, I’m sorry to say that it will likely be a challenging pivot.

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You're going to have to start over, essentially. That or get very lucky. It's a hard thing to break into from a midway point.

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