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How do you know you’d want to be in consulting long term if you haven’t done it before?
You might already know, but so many analysts think that consulting is for them while in school only to find out they can’t stand it when they join
1. Why leave AB and why now?
2. What will consulting give you that you're not getting today?
3. Do you have an MBA / do want one?
4. Why MBB other than prestige? There are several firms that do CPG very well. Transitioning to consulting is easiest when there is a clear linkage to your experience in a certain industry and something that firm does.
MBA easiest way to get into MBB. Maybe you can get a referral to MBB. If you wanted to go Big 4/ ACN, you can get in without a MBA.
I was in commercial strategy/finance at a F500. Went to b-school specifically to transition to consulting. Wanted higher comp and to more frequently work on high-impact projects. More variety was attractive as well. Joined Bain via on-campus recruitment. With your background you will definitely receive interest during OCR (I can’t speak to the non-bschool route).
Cons: the consulting process will likely be very new to you. You will have far less autonomy and will need to communicate far more frequently with your superiors. I spend a ton of my time just working on prepping workplans for internal meetings, sharing what’s been learned, and thinking through next steps. This happens on a daily basis. This was the biggest surprise to me coming from corporate and is my least favorite part of the job.
WLB is obviously worse. The hours don’t bother me so much as the pace. The deadlines are significantly tighter than in corporate. That means less time for socializing with colleagues, taking care of non-work admin, eating, working out, etc. It also means less time for thinking some things through and being ok with walking into a meeting not having the full answer. My wife works in corporate and during WFH it became apparent how much more time she had during the day to do all sorts of random and seemingly insignificant stuff.
Travel doesn’t bother me, but different strokes for different folks.
The work is way more transactional than in corporate. This makes sense given that as a consultant you don’t actually own the work. Hard to judge how this can impact your motivation until you’ve been in both worlds.
I’d prefer to be in corporate but tbh the money can’t compete with MBB, particularly the upside. It’s a serious difference in standard of living.
You’d have a good shot at MBB via b-school. Worst case scenario, you try it and move back into industry with the name on your resume and some new skills.
Amazing review! Thanks a ton for this! So, I actually do have an MBA from an M7 program - I chose corporate and have done well / learned a ton. But as you mentioned, the comp step up is big. Any thoughts on my post-MBA, corporate —> MBB route? Does that present an issue?
Have you gotten an MBA? That would be the easiest way to make the jump