I QUIT My Management Consulting Job after 1 year. Here's why
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2024
- I quit my management consulting (strategy consulting specifically...) job after 1 year and in this video I explain why.
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I am Jason, a management consultant working in London! I was born and raised in Hong Kong and went to Durham Law School before deciding that I want to pursue something different. I use this channel to share my top career tips and all that I’ve learned in my 20s, hoping to help someone on a similar path :) ✨
As someone currently interested in starting my career in consulting I value your perspective on things and making the decisions best for yourself. All the best!
thank you! Like I said, consulting is still an amazing first job, and I'll never regret having gone into it! Good luck with your consulting career :)
@@Jason_lai Thank you🙌
@@oneinemily I am a former consultant. If you are early in your career, and able to get a junior-level consulting role, go for it. Echoing some of the things Jason said, the hours and intensity of the work can be tough, but if you're in your early 20s, you have the stamina and few personal commitments (am assuming no spouse / kids) to put everything into your work.
Nominally at my firm (a Tier 2 firm, just below MBB), we were supposed to work around 55 hours a week, but in reality it was often closer to 80 (late nights were common and weekend work was frequent). Quite literally, nearly every minute of my day was time blocked. I did consulting though in my 30s and with a wife and infant, so this made the schedule more challenging for me (e.g., had less energy / stamina than in my 30s).
I also joined consulting as a mid-career entry, which I generally do not recommend.
I am a finance consultant at a Big4. I can definitely recommend it! I learned so much and i regularly notice how much weight the brand has on your resume and how people perceive you.
@@user-qt2yi1tz4g That's great, thank you for sharing!
Watched a few of your videos. Everyone is different, but I think quitting so early on is wild. Especially if you want to return to consulting at an MBB, they’ll have queues of candidates just like you but without the gap on their CV. People say it doesn’t matter and it doesn’t always, but given how competitive consulting role are it likely will play a part.
Being a cog and playing politics is part of the game, and not even exclusively just to management consulting, but to EVERY profession, industry, workplace etc.
But, regardless of what anyone including me says.. need to do what’s right for you. Hope you made the right decision and good luck!
Thanks for the reply!! I too think it is a wild decision haha but just felt like the right thing to do, especially thinking from first principles. We will see how it goes and thanks for the support, will need all the luck I need haha
Following along to see your journey! All the best!
Thanks man! It's going to be an exciting ride!
Love your channel man. Just discovered it. I also live really close to you lol. I'm so glad that someone is showing how nice the area is in the backdrop!
hello neighbour!! glad you enjoy my content
can’t wait for more content!
Thanks for the support!!
Excited to see your journey ahead, good luck 🧿
Thank you for the kind words!
excited for ya man, new era!!
thank you Alex!! You too, good luck on the pod🔥
Good luck in your journey! I always find it so interesting to see why people get into consulting and why people leave consulting. I left my Big 4 consulting job after 4 years because it was starting to feel like I gathered the skills I wanted to out of the job and was ready to move on, so I got a job that's a standard 9-5 so that I could focus more time on my small business on the side!
that's really cool! Happy to see you figuring out what you want to do
Looking forward to seeing the progress in a year 🙌
Say no more!! Stay tuned :)
I 100% agree with us juniors being a mere piece to a puzzle - (person from the same firm as you!)
Consulting is not for everyone and glad you realised your intuitions early bro!
Yea! And I don't think this is a firm-specific problem, and maybe not even a consulting specific problem. In my mind this feels like a problem across professional service jobs and probably common across other job types too. Like I mentioned, it just felt right to explore, experiment and f*ck up when you're iun your early 20s!
Thanks for the support man!
Definitely subscribed after I watched this video! Thanks for the advice man! I related a lot with you even though I'm still in my bachelor of mechanical engineering. I finish next year and I'm looking to apply for a master's in management at HEC paris. Your reasons for quitting your job are so logical and especially the last 2 because I also like to own businesses and be free even though it takes more risk. Do you still think it's better to start my first job as a consultant or an engineer? I think that a consultant fits my character more and it pays more. I would be thankful if you gave me some advice. Good luck on your journey and keep the good work!
Good on you for making this decision!
Been watching for a while now and really enjoy the videos.
Looking forward to seeing your journey!
Thanks for the support! Will be posting even better, more exciting content so stay tuned :)
Nice video Jason
thanks man!!
Cool video, honest viewpoint
Glad you found it insightful!
Go J Go!!!
Thank youuuuu
hey man, what camera do you use?
Lumix G85 :)
travelling is a way to discover yourself
Stayed tuned haha will be doing a bit of travelling too
proud of you
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