my friend did, but top qualification, from world top 10 uni, perfect english, active cocurriculars etc.

Why do most of you seem to only discuss ACNs IT work? they have a very large management consulting sector that both pays better and does not require an IT background. True its harder to get in though

Generally, consulting career progression is a sure thing as they promote based on merit and don't wait for a position to open up or someone to retire etc. If you deserve it, you get it

This post has been edited by 0mars: May 20 2011, 11:57 AM

I didn't mean that you need to be top 10, I just meant the only one I know who is there has that

Merit is merit, true it is over used but at the end of the day, that is how consulting works. It isn't like corporate entities where you only become manager when there is a department to manage. consulting you get promoted no matter what, because with experience comes recognition and with the promotion they grow the business. The product in consulting is the people. The people are the asset and hence, if they do not go by way of merit, the business will not perform.

To simplify, promotions in consulting is not the same as any other industry. There is a clear distinct career path and proper guidance so you know how you are performing, where you can improve and what you need to achieve the performance for a promotion. Simple enough