I spent 5 years in consulting and then left consulting a year ago for industry. I now have an interview with a consulting firm soon (realised I missed consulting over the past few months!)

My question is - should I highlight the fact that I'm leaving the industry after just a year in my interview? I know that consulting firms are looking at long-term talent retention, I dont want to come off as someone that is fickle-minded

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Be honest. Why did you miss consulting?

The speed at which work was done.
The exposure to more industries and differing work problems.

Highlight inefficiencies of the industry you worked in and how you see yourself fixing them across industries.

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Just say you missed consulting. No need to highlight anything, they can see the dates on your resume.

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I think you can address it as it comes up naturally in the process. They’ll ask something about your transition back to consulting and you’ll get an opportunity to say you missed consulting or whatever it is you want them to know.

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Which firms are looking at long term talent retention ? That seems like a joke.

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