Breaking In - Mid Career Candidate

Hello Fellow Monkeys... I'm looking to speak with current management consultants to pick brains on breaking in. I'm 32 years old and did not cut my teeth in consulting or IB. I started my career in Energy trading, moved into an IR consulting role during the worst energy downturn of my lifetime and then moved on to start my own business. Needless to say, my career path was a bit unconventional but I am now a senior associate at a boutique Investment Bank here in New York and I am looking to move into a management consulting role. I am very astute financially, I have real world experience and have been tested to my core. I am more than willing to start at the bottom, work 100 hours a week and travel as much as I'm required to, as I am selling out on consulting.

Bottom line, I'd like to meet with, discuss with or buy coffee for any current Management Consultants that have a moment to speak with me.

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