How is strategy consulting in energy/infra strategy? Does this domain offer better exposure to business and finance(financial modelling,financial analysis) better than TMT? And is this field is interesting and have better prospects, pay, travel than other fields especially TMT?

Hi there,

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your questions:

• First of all, TMT is as much an industry as Energy/Infrastructure, so it depends more on the type of consulting firm you join and what your responsibilities are.
• Moreover, whether one industry or the other is interesting is a highly personal matter, so I would advise you to research and explore this on your own.
• Lastly, compensation, travel requirements, and other aspects depend again much more on the consulting firm you join than on the client industries.

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Best,

Hagen

Hey there

Strategy consulting in energy /infrastructure gives solid exposure to business and finance, often more on project finance, financial modeling, and large-scale investment cases than TMT, which is more tech- and product-focused. It’s interesting if you like long-term, high-impact projects and energy/infra markets. Pay and travel can be comparable to TMT, sometimes more travel for site visits, but it varies by firm and region. The field has strong prospects, especially with the energy transition and infrastructure growth in Europe.

Best,
Alessa

Hard to say. 

The differences in exposure to business and finance, as well as prospects, pay, travel, etc. have more to do with the role you have in TMT or energy/infra rather than the industries themselves. 

So I would start from clarifying what role is it that you're targeting and from there narrow down. 

Like it most cases, what will be valuable here is if you identify a couple of people who are in similar roles to the ones you'd be targeting. Then have a chat with them and try to understand in depth whether they have the sort of exposure that you're interested. Then you can start to carve your path to where they are. 

Best,
Cristian

The exposure to specific topics is dependent on the topic of the case, rather than the industry. So neither TMT or energy is inherently better than another in terms of exposure

If you want very specific exposure to a certain topic area, then some firms are organized around functional/topic areas as well - e.g. Pricing practice, Corporate Finance practice. 

Whether or not a field is interesting is really dependent on what you find interesting. 

Prospects (exit opportunities) depend more on the firm brand in general than the industry area (although it does matter to a certain degree, depending on country). 

Hi there,

Strategy Consulting offers limited exposure to financial modelling and financial analysis. A financial role (or a corporate finance consultant role) is more adequate for that.