I’m transitioning into consulting and I landed what I think is a good offer. Is it normal to feel like you’re unqualified and that you’re gonna get fired a month into it because you won’t be smart enough to do the work or is that just me?

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It’s imposter syndrome… fake it till you make it thats what we are all doing

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You won’t be fired even if you want, we are so understaffed

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We all feel that

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... up to and including very senior ranks, by the way.

In fact, I sometimes think that - from a certain point upwards - there are only two types of leaders in consulting: those who have learned to cope with their imposter syndrome and the ones that are dangerously over-confident.

ETA: there are exceptions, of course.

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I've been in Big 4 consulting for 25 years and am waiting for someone to pull the curtain back and say, "between you and me, you don't know a f... thing. Am I right?" Hasnt happened yet. But there's always tomorrow

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After you meet your project team , you will realize quickly they don’t know much more than you . You will be fine

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I came from the business as well - what you’ll realise is that your functional knowledge is well grounded compared to the consultants you’re interacting with. All they/we do is talk, which is something you’ll pick up very soon. Other consulting skills which help look at things in a structured manner would be next, just be open to learning! So yeah it’s normal!

Are you me? 😅

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