Thoughts on ZS SIP (either V&A or S&T) vs. Deloitte (Life Sci Commercialization): both for M roles? Culture? Typical/Max Comp? Upward mobility/trajectory? Potential Concerns? Etc.?Thanks!

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Would go with ZS but I am bias.

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3 years minimum is only for internal, if you are external and perform well, you can make it faster, but it's very rare.

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I'd also recommend looking into the P&LS space. Supposedly longer hours but the most interesting work IMO.

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That’s good to know, thanks. I’ll see how much opportunity there is to work across different practices but I have already gone through the current process and am evaluating offers now.

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What location are you thinking OP for ZS? Have you already gotten offers?

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Have an offer for a major city/HCOL (LA, SF, NYC, Boston, etc.).

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Quite a big difference between the ZS practices you mention in both work and culture. I like both, but they do mean very different things.

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Makes sense, I believe my role will be working with both practices closely as well so definitely nice to have the variety.

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If you're picking Zs then pick Boston that office is growing fast due to biotech scene

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Makes sense!

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