What are the reasons behind someone deciding to pursue a long-term management consulting career?

• Intellectual curious
• In need of established platform to perform work
• Desire to be Partner / Director / MD
• Hardcore risk aversion
• Comfortable with not becoming ultra rich but still desire to become wealthy
• Constant learning
• Work more important than personal life
• ...

Hi there,

This is a great question that I haven't seen before! I'd say it boils down to any combination of the following:

1. Ambition (desire to be at the top/"reach Partner")
2. Money
3. Love of the work
4. Desire to have big impact/drive change
5. Risk-aversion
6. It "just happens" - year by year then suddenly 10 years have passed
7. Don't know what else to do

Here's a list:

• Enjoys navigating politics, complex envrionments & doesnt take things personally
• Genuinly enjoys problem solving, being client facing, variety of work, fast paced work environment
• Passionate about functional skills and/or industry (s) in an advisory capacity & builds specialised skills which are in demand
• Comfortable and successful in "sales environment"
• Enjoys travel/being in different places

Hi, in addition to the bullets already mentioned I would also talk about the partner role, which is a great synthesis of business content, sales, top client interface, leadership, prestige.

Best,
Antonello