Hi,
I just started as an Analyst at Accenture and I have been in the recruitment process with EY for quite some time before that. EY has recently offered me a role as a Senior Consultant which pays more than my current role. I am having a difficult time deciding on the offer because I'm really enjoying my work and environment at Accenture at the moment. Any advice on making a decision would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Thanks a lot for the advice Pedro. I am also concerned with the recent layoffs as Accenture had way less than EY. Also the pay bump would be big (~60% more). Currently, I'm training as I entered the graduate program so I would be promoted in in approximately 2 years from an Analyst to a consultant while I would be a senior consultant at EY.
Well, from the financial and career progression point of view EY seems to be a clear winner... not sure how to read into the layoffs + the fact that they are giving you an offer. On the one hand, higher layoffs suggest that they had a higher drop; on the other, it may also suggest that they may have overdone it (and thus being more aggressive now on the hiring side) and that would also mean higher likelyhood of being promoted when the market picks up - which one is the truth only through networking/talking with employees, but one way to know is to check whether the utilization rate of consultants is high at your current firm (i.e., are many people on the bench / without project? Or almost everyone is doing client work?)
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