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3 Questions about entry-level consulting |
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Re: nice use of TLAs |
| Date Posted: |
07/22/2003 |
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1) Never heard of SBA. But I did find their website.
2) Be wary of firms who call their people consultants but really are doing hard-sell sales, cold calling, and other work that does not benefit your professional development. I am always amazed how smart people fall for stupid jobs just because of the title. The graphics people and other admin types hired fresh from college at M/B/B get more than 23K-27K. So are you really doing consulting to senior managers, or are you selling trade-show space, as the website seems to indicate?
3) The offer sounds crappy. Fact is that McKinsey Chicago has eliminated its BA program and Bain and BCG make offers only in November to kids from Ivy League programs or in Chicago, UMich and Northwestern with maybe a Hoosier or an Illini or a SLACer. So don't take the rejections there personally. Look at some second tier firms before you start selling trade-show space while working for beans. |
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Dear friend,
I don't know if you will check this posting again, but I wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your insights. I haven't checked my message replys in awhile, as I've been really busy.
The SBA job turned out to be a wash. At the end of a very friendly interview, I explained to the recruiter that at this time, I really wasn't interested in selling trade show space or performing data entry, but instead, was looking for a position that would be more challenging, and also allow me to develop professionally and acquire new skills. She admitted that she thought I quickly become bored with it and that the salary wasn't what I was looking for. (35k - 40K range)
Since then, I haven't had much luck. There is an Assistant Marketing Manager position at Northwestern for their concert hall that I applied to and am very interested in and qualified for...but I'm sure competition will be stiff.
I've also sent a general inquiry to Deloitte Consulting. They seem to have many positions avaiable for some reason or another.
Other than what I've mentioned though, prospects are nill. I just don't have the Chicago contacts necessary to pull something together, despite excellent grades and solid experience for a new grad.
If I might ask, what company do you work for?
If you had the time, and wouldn't consider it an imposition, I would really welcome the chance to speak with you a bit about my options.
You could e-mail me privately off the discussion board and I could respond to you.
The address is m_sitrick@yahoo.com
I would really appreciate it.
Again, thank you for your time and advice.
Sincerely,
Michael
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