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Oct 20, 2020

I changed 9 schools as a kid….here’s how it helped me become a better Management Consultant

Before you start feeling sorry for me and expect a sob story — I’m an Army brat. THAT’s the reason I’ve changed 9 schools and lived in more than 20 cities to date. This lifestyle has given me several personality quirks, one of them being that I want to change…

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I changed 9 schools as a kid….here’s how it helped me become a better Management Consultant
I changed 9 schools as a kid….here’s how it helped me become a better Management Consultant
Consultant

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Jul 27, 2020

Consulting in the time of COVID

“I became a Consultant to lead a glam life — stay in the best hotels, fly first class with upgrades, stack up the miles, and eat at the best restaurants worldwide. If that’s going away, I’m outta here!” - Consultant1 on a popular app Can’t say I blame C1 here…

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Consulting in the time of COVID
Consulting in the time of COVID
Consulting

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Jun 2, 2020

My top 5 lessons learned from 10 years in Consulting

I spent a decade working for 2 of the Big-4 Management Consulting firms at various levels and grew from a Consultant to Senior Manager (1 step short of Partner) in the process. I pivoted to Consulting after my MBA (Finance/Strategy) and having worked 8 years as a Chartered Accountant in…

Consulting

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My top 5 lessons learned from 10 years in Consulting
My top 5 lessons learned from 10 years in Consulting
Consulting

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May 20, 2020

Why do people tend to leave management consulting firms after 2–4 years?

When I joined a Big-4 consulting firm in the U.S., my plan was to get promoted in 2 years, get the experience and get out. I did NOT want to make Partner and I was VERY clear about having a life and a family. I had already worked at a…

Management Consulting

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Why do people tend to leave management consulting firms after 2–4 years?
Why do people tend to leave management consulting firms after 2–4 years?
Management Consulting

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May 19, 2020

Why is Networking so hard? 5 Steps to take the work out of Networking

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” — Partner at Big 4 Let’s just get the elephant out of the room, shall we?. I know everybody hates networking but if you are to achieve any degree of success in consulting, you just have to make friends with it. …

Networking

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Why is Networking so hard? 5 Steps to take the work out of Networking
Why is Networking so hard? 5 Steps to take the work out of Networking
Networking

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·Mar 7, 2020

Being a mom in Consulting is hard — and that’s why I hired a wife

This is not a sob story. It is a story about how you think you may want something, but what you need may be completely different. This is the story of my wife. In 2013, I joined a Big 4 Consulting firm in the U.S. when I was 4 months…

Working Moms

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Being a mom in Consulting is hard — and that’s why I hired a wife
Being a mom in Consulting is hard — and that’s why I hired a wife
Working Moms

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·Sep 19, 2019

I cried the day I began my Consulting career. And ended up staying 10 years.

I remember calling my boyfriend on the first day that I started my Consulting career. I had just completed my MBA and joined a Big-4 Consulting firm. I was at the welcome party for new consultants — standing in a corner in tears…. ”I can’t do this”…. ”it’s too much…

Consulting

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I cried the day I began my Consulting career. And ended up staying 10 years.
I cried the day I began my Consulting career. And ended up staying 10 years.
Consulting

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Punya Sandhu

Punya Sandhu

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Big4 consultant, Mentor, Coach, Founder of www.byondgood.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/punya-sandhu-a560082/

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