I’m a consultant working on defence projects in Australia and feel as though colleagues in other offices are working on more interesting private sector projects with better exit opps.

What kind of exit opps exist if you’re working in government / defence consulting (without moving to the public service)?

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You could generalise your customer so it doesn't sound like it's defence / public sector. Focus on the actual problem you were solving.

Naturally there will be a few types of projects that defence doesn't lend itself to (market entry??). The "customer" could evolve into any of the sub branches or partners.

Just need to get super creative!

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