[Article] “Before committing to management consulting, consider directly entering priority paths, policy, startups, and other options” by Benjamin Todd

Consulting is good career capital, but if you have a consulting offer you can likely find an even better option.

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Outline:

(06:20) Some potential counterarguments

(07:48) Who should do management consulting?

(11:07) An issue with timing job applications

(11:52) What about other prestigious generalist jobs, such as investment banking, corporate law and professional services?

(12:59) If you're already in consulting, what should you do?

(13:45) Appendix: A side-by-side comparison of career capital

(14:48) Connections

(16:03) Knowledge

(16:54) Skills

(19:30) Financial runway

(19:47) Credentials

(21:10) Personal fit

(22:13) Sum up

(22:58) The track record

(24:26) Example: Lewis Bollard

(25:45) Example: Ben (the author)

(26:18) Appendix: How we made a mistake promoting prestigious corporate jobs and how our views have changed

(29:05) Read next

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First published:
November 3rd, 2019

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/alternatives-to-consulting

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