I need your opinion.. I have 7 YOE in SAP consultanting and always wanted to switch to strategy side of the house but never had a chance. I now received an offer from KPMG as a strategy senior consultant. Now my worry is that I'm 32 years old and I feel like I might be too old for a SC. Does it make sense to switch to strategy? Or should I admit the fact that I'm a SAP guy and apply for related managerial positions in tech or big corporations? TIA

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32 isn’t too old for an SC...

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Take it. Enough with the ‘too old’. You are your own path!

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I'm pushing 40 as a senior. strat pay is pretty good. I would take it.

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I echo the above about going for it. Actually, there is quite a bit of overlap when you consider your skill set and the business challenges you help your clients solve. So I wouldn’t say you are “starting over” necessarily. Go for it if it’s what you want! Good luck!

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Firstly - why do you want to be in strategy? If it’s to get exit Ops into a P&L role you’re better of going into industry now and working towards that given strategy doesn’t actually lend its self to P&L but a management role would...

Now for the age you’re still young 32 S.C means nothing, imagine the following path (assuming staying to P for simplicity)
2 yrs Sc
3 yrs M
3 yrs SM
4 yrs MD (i believe KPMG has this as a must before P)
You’re a partner at 44, not young but 16 years as a partner will make you a very rich man/woman


Tdlr - don’t sweat it if you want to be in strat go work in strat no one cares about your age

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Age has nothing to do with anything

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The reason why you won’t move to a like for like position in terms of seniority is that your domain experience is limited. If you want to move to a strategy role it’s more than likely you’ll have to take a demotion or stay at the same level in grade.

Entirely dependent on your long term outlook. Are you willing to take that hit for the pursuit of a career in strategy consulting/attainment of the skills from strategy consulting?

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Take it

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