I've been working as a first year tech consulting associate in a D365 practice at a large consulting firm (non b4) and I feel as if I am just not very interested in the job. The WLB and culture are good but I feel as if my interests lie in a different area, and I also want to increase my salary (NYC). I studied finance in college and have always had an interest in VC and M&A stuff but I am unsure of where to turn. Anyone have any advice to find my footing here? Also I am only about 5 months in

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Learn all you can and look inward to what work will truly be fulfilling for you long term. For me it was product management but for you will likely be totally different

Also, understand that there’s no rush at this stage for you. Accepting that will prevent a lot of stress on your end as you sort things out

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Give yourself time to figure it out, things can change in surprising ways. For example, after year 2 I wanted to switch to strategy

Looking back 3 years later I’m glad that didn’t materialize because being in product turned out to be a perfect fit

Long story short: be patient as much as possible and embrace ambiguity in your journey

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ERP salaries have been rising over the years. You can get over 200k without an MBA with ~5-7 YOE

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Most firms with a D365/Workday practice will pay that much for a solution architect/Sr. PM role. Salaries usually don’t get that high for oracle/SAP/net suite tho

Oddly similar to my situation, I’m even in the same practice area — but not NYC. I’ve been trying to build up my skills & knowledge by doing courses, white papers, and certifications, among other things outside of work. I’ve also applied to many other positions but the tech background has really left an impression on most companies than I’m tech focused. I think a big part of it is tailoring your resume to the new role

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