Hi,
Question 1:
How much can I charge (daily rate) if I work as a freelancer (strategy/ management consulting) in the GCC (through Makeen Advisors, Eond, Navital Global, etc.)? Can I charge expenses as well? What are the acceptable ranges?
My profile: Senior associate (acting PM) in a Tier 2 firm, Arabic speaker & GCC national
I am well aware that this would highly depend on my specific skills, negotiations, and many other factors. All I'm looking for here is only ranges to understand the opportunity.
Question 2:
How hot is the freelance market currently for someone with my profile? What is the utilization/ staffing rate that I can assume on yearly basis? (%)
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P.S., It would be great if you could also provide sources for your numbers/ estimates (e.g., personal experience, friends, online numbers, etc.)
(editiert)
Thanks for the response May I ask in what region you freelanced as an MBB ex-consultant and what year? I used GCC intentionally to prompt consultants who know the region very well to answer :) What I'm freelancing for is strategy/ management consulting!
Ah! Makes sense! I was consulting in the US and replying to ex-MBB linkedIn requests (at first) and then requests through contacts.