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Generally big D is hesitant to bring people in directly at the manager level because they don’t have experience with D’s processes and a network. They are doing you a favor in giving you time to adjust and then get promoted quick
As long as the money is right I’d say it’s good. Why take on more responsibilities when you can cruise for a bit? It’s better to take some time to get used to the consulting life (Intel OP) and be a solid promote than a struggling new hire. If you get a bad rep from your first project it might be hard to recover esp coming in as a mgr. good luck 🍀
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Yeah what's the point of having me interview as manager then if they have to do me a favor later.🙂
If you interviewed for M and got offered SC, the interviewers collectively turned you down for M and decided yes to you as SC. They would be EXTREMELY unlikely to reverse this through negotiation. Salary etc. they might negotiate on to a certain point, but they are not likely to overturn the interviewers’ decision on level.
Without consulting experience, coming in at the M level would be tough. If the money is right, come in as an SC, quickly establish that you can do the job, then you’re on a great trajectory. Having a mediocre to not great first year as a manager will throw your trajectory off (in both comp and time to promotion).
I came in as an SC (here here but going up this year). PPMD brought me in and wanted me as an SC and he’s been a great mentor and I’m not in a rush since I work on what I want and the money is good. I’ve met 3 others that came in with a little more exp than I did as Managers and they are still struggling in their second year and regretted coming in at that level. It’s mostly that they get outpaced and don’t have a strong enough network. If those aren’t concerns of yours, then go for it!
What level are you operating at Intel? If senior consultant equivalent level then it makes sense
manager in a consulting firm is a very different role from manager in industry.
coming in as a senior consultant is probably a good idea.
It is irrelevant which position you interviewed for. Level is determined based on what the interviewers marked you for after the interview. Only if a PMD clamoring for you and badly wants you on their project, you may have a shot of getting the level changed.
Like others said here, take it if you like the money.
Same happened to me at D 6 years ago. I’d been an M at my previous firm for 2 years and got offered SC. I took the offer because D is better than where I came from and I’m glad that I did. I got promoted to M within 2 years but felt that being an SC coming in was easy.
If the money is right, take the SC. You’ll appreciate it. First time at big 4 I was pushing for SM. Was a little insulted when brought in as an M. Money was well into SM territory so I took it. Service line was new to me and I would have had a much harder time without an SM mentoring me. You’ll see once you get in why. If you perform at the M level then great. Nobody is going to hold you back. You’ll be promoted quickly.