When/Why did you decide to join consulting? - Some pep talk for the packing 🐠🐟 on Sunday.

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To see the world....of conference rooms

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I always hated the job prospects in corporate finance and banking doing the same thing day in day out. Plus I love traveling

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The amount of people you meet

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Combo of the Money, job security, and the size of the market which made it easier to get a job in the first place

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Traveling, food, escape from home - living with my Asian parents and through this get to fly to elsewhere for a good portion of the week and meet new people.

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