Starting the job search process and want to know which path people enjoy the most coming out of consulting? Tech or big banks? Microsoft, Google, Meta, Salesforce VS JP Morgan, capital one, Visa, Amex etc — These are the roles I’m currently looking at.

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Apply to all of the above… pros and cons to each type. I went from consulting to tech and now exiting to a bank.

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@Google1 - what do you do?

I took a job at Big Tech over Big Bank, found it good

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Nice! Where are you currently?

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Don’t care whether work is exciting or not, just great pay and a good WLB

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Yep, I would be very happy to make it into director/ senior director level and retire there

All of the above. It depends on what you are looking for.

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Basically highest dollar per hour worked. Good luck with that. The only data that exists for that is anecdotal. One company had a super easy high paying role and the same department also has a super hard low paying role with the same title, rank, and leader.

Consulting to big tech is a good switch for sure, enjoying the role and wlb, although wlb depends on you and how fast you want to grow

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Which tech company are you and what role?

I'm just starting my career(not even a year) . I'm just curious, everyone speaks about finding exit opportunities and stuff like that. Should I just start upskilling myself for big tech companies... Like, if I wanna leave eventually, why not go there as soon as possible.

Would love some inputs on this.

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You can but then you need the skills to make it as well, skills which come with experience unless you are a developer

How about life science

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Thanks! Haven’t thought about that

Just finished my job search (going to googs) trying to maximize the same things as you. Did some interviews at visa and the hours seemed good but they couldn’t match my salary.

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Amazing! Congrats on your new role. What org are you joining at google?

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