HR Consulting to Management Consulting

So, I recently got an offer from a major HR consulting firm. While I would love to work for MBB or just a top management consulting firm, what are your opinions of exit opportunities from HR consulting?

I see myself going from HR consulting --> MBA from top 10 ---> management consulting.

Thoughts?

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Reasonable, give it 5 years or so to get to manager level before applying to B-school.

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No, it's not an internship. It's a FT offer.

I would love to get into management consulting now. I've been tentative because I don't have the ivy league resume. Hence, my plan was to follow the path I laid out above which involves a "re -branding" via an MBA.

I am going to submit my resume and cover letters online at the top management firms though, hell, why not.

Also, what do you think of boutique management firms v. HR consulting as a a path to the top management firms? Which do you guys feel is the better route?

Also, dude, chinaman is the not the preferred nomenclature...asian-american, please.
 

what firm did you get offer from, towers watson, mercer? both of these could probably help you in getting into a good mba. now, if its like hewitt, hay, etc....it maybe a little harder. as for transitioning, no clue.

 
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