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Anyone hiring a sustainability manager/ninja like myself? A bit about me:
1. Trained as an urban planner, I am a public policy and sustainability professional with 5+ years of global experience working with UN entities, governments, private companies, and communities
2. Most experience in managing and supporting sustainability programs, expanding and strengthening stakeholder engagements, and developing win-win sustainable strategies and policy solutions
LinkedIn: mahakagrawal2505
Email: ma4100@coumbia.edu
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This is a good offer
They will only bring an SC in at so much. There is an overall cap for all roles, that is not the max but it is high. They need to leave you wiggle room for annual increases. Cause once you hit max, they don’t give increases.
This is a fair offer for your experience. Especially if most of it is in government and not consulting. You will have opportunity to grow and climb early I if you excel.
G8, runs higher depending on location and experience.
I've heard of SCs going up to like $140k. You could shoot for MC, pay at guidehouse is tied to level more than anything
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I think it’s on level with what they offer for top of band for SC. They lowballed me wildly and I had no idea (was coming from gov) and then was stuck with the very low end of the band. I don’t have a favorable impression of this company on the whole. I think if you do accept it, stay for a year and use the position to leapfrog to a different firm— especially if you’re ESI.
Everyone can’t make top of band. It sounds like you received an offer above what you were making, got consulting experience you could leverage for a better offer, and moved on.
Please say no. This is a bad offer for your experience.
Don’t listen to the people telling you “consulting is different”. Yes it’s certainly different but it doesn’t warrant GH discounting 10 years of experience. When you’re on they’ll either only give basic SC type roles or give you MC type roles without the title.
That’s in line with the SCs that report to me, if not a bit higher.
What were you expecting? What did you ask for?
For example, if your salary range was $120-$150K, then the offer is fair.
Yes, but no luck.
With that experience and a master’s degree, I’d push for coming in as an MC. I came in with nearly identical experience and an MBA into a similar segment making 12% more.
To clarify, my masters is in public policy.
It’s a decent offer for someone with no consulting experience depending on your level in government. Meaning, can you bring in relationships and business?
Certainly you could apply to other firms and see who is hiring/if you can do better.
Where are you located? I was paid $20K more as an SC but had Big4 consulting experience, more overall experience, and lived in a HCOL living area.
I live in the DMV area.
It’s in line with the salary range for SC but I feel it’s low for the amount of experience you have and your masters. I say play the field to get a higher salary at another firm if you can
This seems high coming in as SC
It does seem high for the avg SC (i make $100k) but that 10 YOE makes it fair I think. But OP should shoot for MC. Don’t let GH tell you your non MBA masters doesn’t count for anything.
it’s a good offer considering you don’t have consulting experience will only be using a public trust . sign on are rare and almost always have a big draw back period and after taxes in the dmv it’s barely anything. if you were to come in at a higher salary you’d be expected to preform at such. after they did a a large rod in esi any shortcomings would results in a term and as a manager you have to deal with bd hiring people managing and if you’ve never done it in a consulting firm space it can be a steep learning curve.
For what segment?
Just my 2 cents, 10 years of experience is a lot. They are paying people with 4 years of experience $120K.. if they are telling you that you’re at the top of the band they are going to keep telling you that every promotion cycle. Choose wisely
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Don’t take it. Ask to be considered for the managing consultant role. There will be external hires at the MC level with far less experience