Unfortunate experience - I have been laid off recently after just 1 year at a consulting firm. I'm planning future career and would like to seek your opinion. Assuming that I'm still interested to get back to consulting, what is the best route and are there any tips?
1. Switch to another consulting firm:
Best option but not feasible - the challenge is that major firms are not actively hiring in my region, and my contacts mentioned most possibly need to wait for another few months until the positions open up. May need to get a “transition job” and play this option in the long run.
2. Find a corporate strategy role:
This is a common exit for consultants, but my major concern is that once I exit consulting after just one year to the corporate world, jumping back to consulting after just a few months may seem very jumpy and motivation could be questioned.
3. Find a short term contractor / freelance role:
This will give me chance to continue to sharpen consulting skills while having some flexibility to continue recruitment, but the concern is - this interim experience may signal some “instability” on CV, as I have switched jobs quite frequently.
Please share your thought & much appreciated!