Hey all - I've noticed I have very little insights into the Post-MBA career path of a typcial consultant and don't really know how the work progresses for climbing the ranks in consulting, but more so how the specific aspects and nature of the wrok shifts.
I get the gist, as you grow in your professional career, you become a people manager of the function and domain, so a new grad in consulting focused on Fintech would oversee engagements within that domain and oversee new grads after 3-4 years (post promotions), but outside of a relatively high level understanding, I'm not all too sure what the actual work week or end to end engagement as a *non-entry level* consultant would look like.
More to the point, I'm curious how post-MBA Assocs are brought up on ranks and how to work further evolves in your 30s (assuming you enter at 28 post MBA).
So to recap - calling all post-MBA or veteran consultants to give their two cents: what exactly do you do and how have you found the work to shift? Anything you wish you knew earlier (maybe on work-life balance or life hacks you realized) and would you do it again?
I know this is a loaded ask, but I think many recent grads would appreciate insights from the other half of the firm.
I'm calling on a few seasoned WSOers in particular, BiopharmaGuy and kindheartedconsultant, as well as anyone else who's at that stage.
Let's try this again. Anyone at the post-MBA level care to share what they do?
Consultant here, with 5+ years of experience at a T2. The role has evolved from execution to more analytical thinking and supporting the team. I still work underneath an EM at my firm, but am usually seen as a thought partner to them and do most of the internal project management / a fair amount of direct client interaction / communication. Main things I do involve:
For context, I think that at most firms the post-MBA role is considered the most Junior Senior role or the most Senior Junior role. You need to kind of know everything; high-level views, details, how the project is being managed etc.
Before COVID-19, when you had a client meeting at my firm you would do it in person and it would be Partners, EM and the Consultant...without dialing in the more Junior team members. So if Partners and the EM could not field a question, it fell on you
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