What do you think about leaving consulting (not MBB) very shortly (e.g. 2-3 months) after being promoted to Manager?
Is there any general rule that once you are promoted to a more senior position in consulting, one should stick with it for at least a year or two before leaving in order to be more credible to the recruiters? Also, would 1-2 years as a Manager in a big consultancy in resume be a real game-changer in terms of exit opportunities compared to leaving as a Senior Consultant?
I am already getting quite a lot of offers from the market (outside of consulting) and could postpone/ reject those as promotion is just around the corner. My concern is that once I am promoted and still decide to leave, it may be harder to justify to recruiters why I want to leave as a newly promoted Manager so putting on my resume that I am Manager for 2-3 months maybe considered more as a weakness than advantage. Also, I am not really sure if I will get better exit opportunities as a freshly promoted compared to what I am getting now and some reasonable time at a level must be spent to really benefit that.
Thank you.