Monkeys,
There is not too much information on this topic, so I wanted to reach out and see if any of you know about transferring from one consulting firm to another before business school. A senior consultant at my firm said he knew an analyst that left for another firm (top non MBB to slightly less top non MBB), and jumped to SC without an MBA, got a big pay bump, and is now on deck for manager. First time I've really heard something like this, so I have a few questions for the community.
Does anyone else know people who have made similar moves? Would moving from a strong to less strong firm for a pay / title bump be a good move or short sighted? Do MBBs ever take top performing junior resources from Strategy&, Deloitte S&O, Accenture Strategy, etc without an MBA in between? Anyone know if the new firm would still be willing to sponsor an MBA? Anything else I'm not thinking of?
I know at higher levels its common for people to get 20-40% salary increases plus signing bonus simply to switch firms and do the same work. Seems like a good deal right?
Bump
MBB was never my goal, so can't comment on your specific strategy for getting there since I don't know enough people who did.
One thing I will say is that you need to decide what you are passionate about (not just "MBB" - doing what? Why?). This would assist with B-school and career planning. If you have the "what" and "why" and can find ways to differentiate yourself the other pieces will fall into place... Possibly in very unexpected ways.
Figure out the what and why - if you excel at it anything becomes possible no matter what path you take. MBB want "experts" and you need to differentiate yourself from the competition somehow.
I will say that if you leave for a less reputable firm, you had better have a solid "story" for why (which isn't just "title" and "pay") . Then another one for why you decided it wasn't for you but the big boys are.
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