If I am an Associate at Booz Allen (promoted in January) is it bad to take a Consultant level position at Deloitte ? It would be about a 25% salary increase, but feels like a demotion level-wise.

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More money for less responsibility? Sounds like a win to me.

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Depends on what your long-term objectives are. If it's to stay in consulting long-term, I would absolutely not go from BAH associate to Deloitte consultant. If you're in it for short-term economic gain, then definitely. "More pay, less responsibility" is great when you don't care about long-term career progression in consulting.

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These are both good points, thanks all

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Associate at Booz = Senior Consultant at Deloitte so it is a downgrade by level. But 25% is 25% and you would be at SC in two years.

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SM1- lol you’re right (I guess my concept of time is warped). But assuming they accept, onboard, find a project, I still wouldn’t expect an early promo.

No it’s not. Nobody takes BAH titles seriously

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This is a good point. A BAH Associate in the d.c. area was equivalent to a BAH SC in other geographies.

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Title is nothing but a title. If it's a title demotion but with 25% increase, I'll take it. It means 1) less responsibility and 2) more money once promoted to the next level. If you're a strong performer, promotion may not be too far off to make a business case for yourself. This is perhaps a shortsighted POV but just my two cents. Good luck!

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Try to get a sign on bonus and do it. Associate and Consultant are similar levels

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Thanks for the advice, will bring that up!

You know the titles dont align right…

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Have you tried asking for a different title?

Great advice thank you

Chase the money.

Was a new A at BAH and left a couple months ago for SC at D. Honestly, with my YOE I probably should have been a C since everyone I manage is older than me. However, I have strong project management skills so I’ve been able to succeed so far. If I didn’t feel so confident in those skills, I think it would be a really hard transition.

If you respect your team of experienced older workers, would you still say they're beneath you?
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Project manager does not imply supremacy. Being an effective leader of experienced people is about being a servant leader, not congratulating yourself for 'managing' people older than you

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