Might get biased answers from this bowl but interested to read thoughts. Currently in pm/bizops intern role at Tesla with summer mbb interviews coming up, and I am unsure of which path to take coming out of undergrad.

Reasons for consulting:
- travel, lifestyle
- fast paced, constant changing of clients and projects to learn and gain responsibility quickly
- friends and network among class

Pro of staying:
- fulfilling mission
- long term want to be in sustainability
Cons:
- slower growth ops

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Disagree. If you want PM, stay in tech. It is very hard to break back in even from MBB - they look to existing PM role for a qualifier.

If you are bizops or strategy (and want to do that longer term) then do MBB and pivot later. Easy to break into that from consulting

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Thank you Bain - will definitely take your advice!

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MBB for a couple years then exit to industry

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You’re aiming for consulting for the wrong reasons and have many false perceptions. Are you in undergrad?

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Yeah I'm in undergrad, can you elaborate?

I think if you like the corporate role at Tesla/PM in general, there’s very little reason to switch to consulting

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Many people try to exit from consulting to the role you’re in now, FYI.

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Yes but I feel they tend to be in a different stage in their career

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If you want PM, try to get a PM role. It is much preferred than MBB. If you are aiming for biz ops / strategy roles at tech, then MBB works as well

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Slower growth ops? Dude our CFO is 34 and started as a bus ops analyst less than 10 years ago...

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It can be very team dependent though - teams with much greater exposure to Elon tend to see the steepest growth trajectories. Also, if you look at the middle/upper-management, the external hires rarely seem to work out well. The “Tesla-grown” managers are much more successful at the company in general

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Take whatever pays more. Your goals and intangibles can change fast especially right out of undergrad. I’ve never heard a 22/23 year old say they wanted less money.

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Go into Consulting then exit to Tesla as a Director or executive

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Tesla no brainer...the people who will tell u MBB are those who work at big 4 . The people who tell u to take Tesla work at mbb..

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