r/consultingcareers

I have the opportunity to do either but I’m a new grad and I don’t know what to pick. I feel like if I turn down my big 4 offer I am missing out on early career exit opportunities, but I could always find my way back if startup flops or is not making me happy. What do you recommend? They are both tax related so idk 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi first of all I’m a second year accounting &finance student in a non target school , I landed a VC internship last winter in a small local VC in my home town, I am going to Cairo with aiesec to do a project about power sustainability (volunteer) this summer , I’m going to be an intern at EY Parthenon Jordan office which is a support office Ik , my GPA is expected to be around 95-87% by the time I graduate, I wanna shoot for the MBB MENA next year what do you guys suggest especially recruiting managers I’d appreciate it ,

I am a 23 year old female who has grown up with loving boats hers whole life I have a strong passion for them I have worked as a tour guide previously and worked all over the place on different islands. I have been thinking long and hard what I want to do for a living and I know I want to get into sales but I know with sales you should be selling something your passionate about and for me that’s boats. I can talk to anyone I have excellent communication skills and I am very out going. Aside from this I’m also very determined and driven to better myself I love having goals and having ambition and I know I would thrive in selling boats. I don’t have my boat license cause I never really got around to getting it as I was always moving around and never really knew what I wanted to do in life. I know I’m going to get that now and I do want to do some more courses to gain as much knowledge as I can. I am based in QLD Australia my ultimate goal is to be a successful yacht broker and I know I will accomplish this my question is for anyone that is in the industry, knows about it or has general knowledge what courses should I do. I know there’s lots of online courses but I really can’t make up my mind what will benefit me the most. I am in the process of finding a mentor to guide me in my journey but at this point all I want to do is gain as much knowledge as possible. Any advice would be appreciated. :)

Hi Everyone,

I'm a incoming junior in business school looking for a case partner. I'm relatively new and don't have much experience casing, but I have done some few practice cases. Looking to take advantage of my summer break to practice pretty extensively. Please pm me if you're interested in practicing together!

Hi all,
I’m 26, based in Seattle, and finished my MSc in Economics from a university in Spain last year (U.S. state school undergrad --born and raised here). My background is mostly in applied economics, panel data, research, and policy-related work (so a lot of experience in Python, R, Stata, etc). I haven't had any private-sector related internships because I was going down the academic route for a while, now I am looking to pivot. I have RA experience, leadership, and good grades (magna cum laude, etc).

I’ve been applying for analyst/research/consulting/utility-type roles for months now and honestly feel stuck. A lot of “entry level” jobs want years of experience, and a lot of the openings I’m actually interested in barely seem to exist right now.

I’m trying to stop blindly applying and figure out what actually works haha.

For people who went through a bad post-grad job search:

• What actually helped you break through?
• Were there roles/industries you overlooked at first?
• How did you make your background feel relevant without having direct title experience yet?
• Is online applying basically dead unless you know someone?

Just trying to get realistic advice from people who’ve been through it.

TIA

Reaching out to everyone and either they dont reply or ghost.

Im looking to get into consulting but Im not even getting shortlisted, any firm works.

If you are in please help.

I’m a senior consultant at a Big 4 with 5 years in ops strategy. Every client now asks about AI and I’m getting staffed on enterprise AI consulting projects with zero technical background. I can run workshops and build decks, but when the data scientists start talking about vector DBs and eval frameworks I’m lost.

For people who transitioned from pure strategy to enterprise AI consulting, what did you actually learn to stay credible? I’m worried I’ll get exposed on delivery or stuck doing PMO work forever. Need a roadmap that doesn’t require a CS degree.

I’ve spent ~10 years working in Trust & Safety in tech (policy, operations, enforcement / risk / integrity work). I’m now exploring the path toward becoming an independent consultant.
I’m not looking for generic “just start freelancing” advice. I’m specifically hoping to hear from people who have actually made this transition (or similar transitions from internal tech roles to consulting).

I’d love to understand any of the following
How you got your first consulting clients (especially without prior consulting experience)
Whether you positioned yourself as a niche expert or general
What your first 3–6 months actually looked like in practice
Whether you went solo or joined an existing consultancy first
What you wish you had done differently early on

My background is primarily in Trust & Safety (youth safety in UGC, product, policy , regulations , operational scaling, risk mitigation). I’m trying to understand what actually works in practice for monetising this experience independently.
Any real-world examples or honest experiences would be hugely appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I currently have a Culture Fit round scheduled with Wellversed this Friday for the BMO role. I wanted to ask if anyone here has gone through their interview process before.

What kind of questions do they usually ask in the culture fit round?
What qualities or answers are they generally looking for?
Any preparation tips or things I should avoid?

Would really appreciate any guidance or insights. Thanks!

Hello brother/sisters,

I got an offer from Accenture 15 days ago, and got resigned same day of offer from current company. I might be getting early release from my company as my PM agreed with it.

I informed this to Accenture HR, I've been told that she will change DOJ backend if I come with LWD confirmation email. I'll send an email soon.

My doubt is - will I be getting revised cover letter only or both cover letter and offer letter? Cover letter only having DOJ details not offer letter.

Please suggest me, can I go ahead joining early at Accenture since I've genuine experience.

can anyone please respond to this?

Every consultant is pitching AI now. Who is actually using it to win more contracts and would you recommend?

Hi everyone. I was approached by a sr.director about 2 months ago and asked to interview for a manager level position at a boutique consulting firm. I then spoke with the recruiter who told me she did not believe I was qualified for a manager and instead I would be interviewing for a sr associate position. I thought this was fair enough as I only have 3 years of experience.

I went through the interview process (3 rounds + case) and thought I did quite well and got good live feedback. After this, I didn’t hear anything definitive from them for a month despite following up twice.

The recruiter called me out of the blue last week and asked if I’d be willing to take an associate level position due to my experience (or lack thereof, I guess.) I told her I would have to think about it and she urged me to speak to someone that’s currently an associate there. She said if it went well they would give me a formal offer. The next day she reached out again and said I would also have to do an excel test and then talk to an MD. Feeling really conflicted about this as I feel like it could be good experience, but they seem very unorganized for a firm that’s well regarded.

For context on my background, I work in CorpDev/Strategy in the industry the position is for. I’m not sure if this is a bait and switch situation or if I really don’t have the experience for a senior associate position?

hello, i'm a first - year, undergraduate student studying in india , and a *us citizen* so i dont need sponsorship for visas . i want to apply to firms in the us for internships for my penultimate year (finance). has anyone else done this?

does any one have any idea about how the ppo system works in this case ?

Hey guys!

Me and my co-founder are looking for 5 people who are actively trying to break into MBB consulting. We’ve been building a tool designed to help with consulting interview prep, especially case interviews and structured practice.

My co-founder worked in consulting for 10+ years himself, so we built it around the actual pain points candidates face during recruiting.

We’d love to:

• show you a demo,
• get your honest feedback,
• and understand what’s still missing or frustrating in current prep tools.

In return, we’ll give you free access to the platform 🙌

Anyone interested?

Hey everyone, I graduated last year from a tier BTech college and have been doing internships(not related to consulting) continuously since then to build experience. Now I want to move into consulting, but I’m confused about the best path forward and what I should focus on to break into the field.

I’m interested in consulting because I enjoy business strategy and problem solving, but I know coming from a non IIT/NIT background can make things more difficult. I wanted to ask people here how someone like me can realistically get into consulting. Should I focus more on networking, certifications, or applying off campus? Also, how important are case interviews, and what’s the best way to prepare for them?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has made a similar transition or is currently working in consulting. Thanks!

I genuinely want to ask people working in big companies/MNCs something.

How did you actually get in?

Whenever I hear someone say they joined companies like Urban Company, Amazon, Myntra, Nykaa, American Express, JPMorgan, KPMG, etc., I always wonder what they did differently because I’ve been trying so hard to get into good companies too, but I’m not even able to land interviews.

The confusing part is, I honestly feel my resume and experience are decent enough. I’ve worked hard, built my skills, and I keep applying consistently, but it feels like my applications just disappear into a void.

At this point, I’m starting to wonder:
- Is it mostly referrals?
- Networking?
- Resume strategy?
- Portfolio?
- Luck?
- Recruiter reach-outs?
- Timing?

And the thing with referrals is, a lot of people say “yeah sure, I’ll refer you” and then forget about it later. So it becomes really difficult to figure out what actually works.

I’d genuinely love advice from people who’ve successfully gotten into good companies:
- What helped you the most?
- What mistakes should I avoid?
- What made recruiters finally notice you?
- Is there something candidates usually overlook?

Would really appreciate honest guidance from people who’ve been through this process.

So I joined a midsize consulting company from a large energy provider. My background is data engineering and I joined as a AI architecture manager. This company has a AI practice and I was hired in another location to spin it up. I by no means am I developer but I did view our product offer and a lot of it is full software service this is very customer specific, not scalable , and fit for enterprise. It feels like the company is trying to be a micro software company compared to consulting solving real business problem.

Feels like they launch product to just launch and demo.

Is it just me who think consulting firms are disorganized.