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When do you know it's time to leave consulting?
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New learning opportunities in an industry that I'm interested. That was always the plan. Leverage consulting to find my industry of preference and then eventually move over. Leverage consulting to set the foundation and build my core hard and soft skills.
I would think safe answers would focus more on personal goals and less on complaints about/issues with your company.
Avoid complaints about your current company—it sounds petty.
If you are trying to go from large to small firm or vice versa, safe answers are “growth potential”, “get to wear different hats” and so on.
I’ve said it’s because I want the opportunity to be a part of something and be a contributor on a broader scale than to jump from client to client.
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Whatever their company/role has that yours doesn’t.
Don’t say money 💰
A vague answer is perfectly fine: interested in new challenges, opportunities to grow, blah, blah, blah. It’s really just a test to see if you’ll talk trash when given the open. Don’t.
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More $ potential.
Whatever the truth is
Depended. Switching to another consulting firm or industry?
If industry - want to get operating experience, become more well rounded, eventual goal is to own a P&L.
It's awkward because both the recruiter and you know it's for the money or the title.
But feel free to ignore that massive elephant.
Don’t say to get off the road - apparently that’s not a good enough reason lol
“These people are ruining my life! If I get asked to change a near final deck’s template one more time....” then trail off with fire in your eyes.