London Boutique Tech to MBB Dubai - doable? 5 years Big 4 exp, M level, left for boutique at M title, actually SM in role vs. Big 4. 2 years there for 7 total. Looking to move to MBB strategy role or Big 4 SM. Any advice or experiences?

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It’s possible, but even if you get it, MBB is going to discredit your experience like crazy and probably put you in below EM/PL. I personally had an offer for level below M after +5 years in T2 consulting and well into the M band and have heard similar stories from peers.

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Yeah good point and I think I'm okay with taking the hit to move into strategy and open different doors exit wise. Plus looking at glassdoor etc the bigger players in UAE are doing the same numbers at associate as big4 is at SM. e.g. PwC base offer 40k aed/month @ SM and Kearney c. 500k/year or 41k/month. Unless I'm missing something in the grades

7YOE is not SM level at Big 4, at least here in the US so I have to imagine it’s probably similar over there.

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Yeah you’re not going to go from M to SM at Big 4

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