Why are you in consulting?

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Money and fast career growth

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I wanted to tell people it's harder to get into Deloitte than Harvard.

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M5 - you probably already know, ppl above were using sarcasm. As far as your questions go, I do not know the answer but know that both happen - D turns down Harvard grads and Harvard turns down D alumni. I’d be interested to know the proportions too, but doubt there is hard data out there.

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Because being a lawyer sucks

Why?

Grass is always greener

Consulting helped me get out of the shackles of program management which every Tom dick and Harry seems to be in now. It also enabled me to move geographically. Plus it seemed glorious and to those outside it still draws awe when they hear you work at xyz (and automatically assume you’re driven and smart). While I love the work st times, the consulting model is broken. I have exited the big firms now, and am trying to craft a modified role with a local shop

I was thinking of exiting to program management. What did you not like about it?

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