Job Survey: Consultant

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Location: Mountain View, CA Company: PRTM Experience: Mid-level Highest Level of Education: MBA

Job Responsibilities 50 hr/wk on client projects and 2-5 hr/wk on adminstrative and new business development (NBD) responsibilities. Client projects can include writing assignments, project managemement, facilitating meetings, etc. Writing assignments can range from proposals, assessements, benchmarking, project review, etc. Workload 50-60 hr/wk while on the road is not uncommon Job Requirements MBA - a must... Uppers Traveling and the collaborative spirit, friendly atmosphere of the firm. Downers Long hours, many away from home. Lifestyle Work hours =50-60 hr/wk, business travel is usually 100% or nothing, company social events at least monthly, dress code=one notch up from client, diversity reflects MBA school population Compensation Base salary $85K, no bonus, 15 days vacation to start. Advice to Jobseekers Don't go into consultanting just b/c you want to travel. This Consultant career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools