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Would love to hear about your gardening leave experience, especially in the event production sector, i.e. Gartner, Forrester, etc. I’m planning my resignation and I’m unsure if I should plan my next endeavor around it. I plan to continue my career in event production but as an in-house producer for a solution provider, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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There is opportunity for our skill set in the management consulting industry, but make sure you can sell your story effectively. And be cautious as some firms can be a worse grind than adland. When I made the move out, almost all of my calls came from recruiters in the consulting space.
At what point in your career did you pivot, VP1? I’ve considered mgt consulting quite a lot but not sure of how to frame myself as a competitive candidate.
Helpful info as I can relate but not sure which way to pivot my career.
Lots of opportunities on the client side if you’re so inclined.
Job postings are irrelevant IMO - just a bunch of buzzwords and often doesn’t match up to the day to day of the role.
Meet people for coffee, ask about their experiences and work out what transferable skills you have and discuss - work out if they agree or not if you’re a good fit.
Developing plans and KPIs should go hand in hand with creating great creative, strategy and executing those plans.
Tuning in as I’m in the exact same boat as OP!