Is it possible for a real estate salesperson transfer to consulting industry?
Hi everyone, this idea has been in my head for over one year. Is it possible if I can transfer to consulting industry from my current position?
I have a master degree at Mathematical finance. After graduation I worked as a business valuation analyst for half a year. Then I moved to New York due to VISA reason and have been working as a commercial real estate salesperson for over 3 years. I really learned a lot in my current position but also felt tired especially when I have to argue for commission percentage and play tricks to take advantages. Over 80% of my working time I can not feel any happiness, hence I started to think about switching to another industry that I would enjoy.
I searched consulting related information for a while and have a general picture like it is very busy, needs to travel very often and need to keep learning different things. I am a very typical INFJ with empathy, curiosity and likes to keep everything organized. I have feeling that consulting might be something I would enjoy so want to give a shot. Is there any way I can transfer to consulting from current job? (not sure if real estate advisory is another kind of consulting lol)
Any advice is appreciated as I really want to learn the facts and no matter if it is good or bad! Thank you very much for your time!
This answer is from the perspective of experience with major consulting firms, i.e. idk what real estate consulting is but it is probably a thing. Anyway, unfortunately your real estate experience is probably not relevant enough to get a consulting interview or job
If you were deadset on consulting (again at least for the major firms), your best bet is to get into a highly ranked MBA (M7 ideally, top 15 also works). From there, you'd be able to recruit into the post-MBA level roles if you prepared well and are otherwise strong
However, if you note that keeping everything organized is something you strongly value, maybe you'd find value in a career in project management? I bet there are project management roles that may value real estate industry expertise
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