| Topic Name: |
Consulting - What's it like? |
| Message Name: |
Mixed Review |
| Date Posted: |
02/08/2002 |
| In Reply To: |
I'm a junior economics major at a top Ivy League school, and I'm thinking about what I'm going
to do after graduation. I've never had a summer job, but I've had a couple of part time
jobs in college. My GPA is a 2.73 right now, and I don't have any extracurriculars so far
in college.
What is consulting/i-banking like, and how would I know if this is the path I should
take? It seems like most economics majors at my school go for consulting/i-banking
jobs.
Also, is it very important that I get a job this summer? Should I try to get a consulting or
i-banking type job this summer through my school's recruiting program?
What other types of jobs can
economics majors get?
Advice is appreciated. |
| Message: |
Do you enjoy having a social life? Kiss it goodbye. There is a good chance if you pick consulting you will spend most of your time living out of a hotel working 14 hour days. I havent seen my NYC appartment in over a month. On the positive side, most of the people (including managers and partners) I work with are pretty cool. It helps when you're in a strange city where you don't know anyone else. It's also pretty cool working with senior people at client companies, as opposed to being just some cog.
In most consulting firms there is a lot of face time and a lot of pretentious morons gushing over the firm saying things like "oh thats a great opportunity to take ownership" about what would be considered shit-work at any company.
You might want to think about getting those grades up too. Ivy League or not, competition is pretty competitive.
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