Title says it. Getting into IT consulting (strongly prefer IT strategy work over long boring implementation projects)
PwC CIO Avisory
Deloitte Business Technology Analyst Masters
Navigant Consultant Technology Solutions
Kurt Salmon CIO Advisory
Deloitte is paying most, followed by PwC. Navigant and Kurt Salmon are paying considerable less than Deloitte/PwC.
I was set on either PwC/Deloitte consulting, but I'm having last second thoughts on the whole big firm thing. I have a networks at PwC + Deloitte, and weaker networks at Navigant + Kurt (who you know can be most important in consulting?)
Long term: I might want to get MBA from Booth or Kellogg. Or just jump out into industry IT role. Even longer term, possibly CIO? or Entrepreneurial.
I'm thinking Deloitte or PwC. Both will give me more exit opportunities as I'm only 22 years old and do not know 100% what I want to do after consulting.
Prioritize them in your opinion and tell me why.
Thanks.
I'm in a similar position in some ways. I feel you on the smaller firm thing but the name brand + money is enticing. Can we get some location data?
Chicago.
PwC is making big moves as far as consulting goes. I'm assuming you got an offer from a former Diamond group which deals primarily with strategy work which I would highly recommend. FWIW, out of college, had a bunch of friends join Deloitte as BTAs and all are looking for an exit. Bad hours and long projects seem common.
Personally, I'd consider your long term goals. If you're sticking around for the short term, Deloitte would probably go a long way as far as quick wins go. If you're looking for a career, PwC is growing a lot faster and you would likely have faster promotion opportunities (consider they sold their consulting group to IBM early 2000's and rebuilt it since).
Being a part of a big firm is overrated. You're segmented in groups so your culture will deal a lot more with the people you work with. I'd suggest having more interaction with the partner/group you are working for.
Also, do you know what office your friends were based out of or who their clients were?
Thank you Tkwon,
Yes I basically worked for Diamond this summer (there were like 5 PwC projects at a top 10 big pharma client and 95% of the resources were from Diamond, Diamond people are cool as fuck, very connected in and outside the firm, and very good at what they do). And PwC has seen 30% growth every year for the last 2-3 years, figure I jump on the train and ride it up?
But yea, Tkown your words were my first instinct, maybe I should listen to that more often....
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