If I've been on the bench for a month and can't find a project but my utilization is still 110% should I be worried?

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That depends. Do you still have that Deloitte look?

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I think you get an automatic utilization lift because you chose Deloitte over Harvard.

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You're fired

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what was your utilization before bench time started to have 110 right now? 😂😂

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^ROFL

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How could you have utilization with no project?

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The performance year just started a few months ago. Did you have 300% utilization a month ago?

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In my experience in multiple firms, forecast utilization is more important than historical utilization. So yes, you should push hard to be visible in your pursuit of projects. It is possible to have high utilization because you were just one junior person on a large project, but have just done an average job on it, which will not provide much job security.

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