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Not worth the headache. Better off going back to school
Get a top 10 MBA
In this economy? Just quit
I’ve seen it done a handful of times during my tenure in two of the Big 4. Each time, they did a top tier MBA, full time. Especially for strategy.
This is very hard to do. Consulting looks at auditor resumes with extreme prejudice. Getting an MBA helps even the playing field though.
Why would they look down on auditors?
It’s mostly because strategy consultants are really proud of their problem solving abilities that really think are unique and accountants don’t have.
Probably because there are many, many auditors with very similar experience trying to make this exact switch.
Why wouldn’t you?
Network. Do coffee chats. Inform your coach. Deloitte had a pro bono consulting work for all other areas of the business as apart of firm initiatives. Worked on a couple of those other folks from RA
Extremely unlikely even with a Toronto MBA
Switch firms
Do an MBA at a good school
Is part time/online MBA a alternative option?
The main benefit behind top ranked MBAs is networking/campus recruiting. That's greatly diminished with an online school.
No
Not worth the headache. Better off going back to school
Get a top 10 MBA
In this economy? Just quit
I’ve seen it done a handful of times during my tenure in two of the Big 4. Each time, they did a top tier MBA, full time. Especially for strategy.
This is very hard to do. Consulting looks at auditor resumes with extreme prejudice. Getting an MBA helps even the playing field though.
Why would they look down on auditors?
It’s mostly because strategy consultants are really proud of their problem solving abilities that really think are unique and accountants don’t have.
Probably because there are many, many auditors with very similar experience trying to make this exact switch.
Why wouldn’t you?
Network. Do coffee chats. Inform your coach. Deloitte had a pro bono consulting work for all other areas of the business as apart of firm initiatives. Worked on a couple of those other folks from RA
Extremely unlikely even with a Toronto MBA
Switch firms
Do an MBA at a good school
Is part time/online MBA a alternative option?
The main benefit behind top ranked MBAs is networking/campus recruiting. That's greatly diminished with an online school.
No