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established firm or "e-firm"? |
| Message Name: |
What's important to you? |
| Date Posted: |
04/12/2000 |
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I'm interested in getting into e-business consulting (currently working in strategy development at a dot-com), and am wondering what people's perspectives are on going to a division like @McKinsey within an established firm, or going to an e-consultancy like Xceed or iXL.
Any thoughts would be appreciated! |
| Message: |
I think it depends on several factors. At what stage in your career are you? If you can absorb a risk, then the dot.com firms can probably provide the most cutting edge experience. Of course, working for McKinsey or even Big 5 can give you the name brand recognition for future endeavors (i.e. independent work). Culture is another factor. Young internet companies tend to be less conservative, while the more traditional firms can give you the structure you may or may not need. While mainstream consulting firms do lay off folks (E&Y and Kearney are the most recent and guilty culprits), you can probably count on a bit more stability with them. Also, the successful internet firms are likely to grow via acqusition, so you can expect some major changes with them and they may not be good ones. So, you have think about how long you envision yourself in your next position.
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