Hallo, my question is specific to Germany/DACH region but I'd be curious about the rest of the world too in terms of promoting equality/diversity amongst staff.
A friend told me a lot of management consulting firms are hiring a lot of people this year (DACH region, she works in Austria, her consulting friends in Germany and they are all male). When I went to a Jobmesse recently in Berlin the MBB, Roland Berger, AT Kearney, etc. were all there, and there was probably 1 woman working at those booths for every 15 men (that's generous). Some booths had 8 people working and zero were women.
Obviously consulting is still a more male-dominated business-I'm wondering if in Germany/DACH this will help/hurt/not impact my chances of getting an interview/being hired, particularly if I'm seeking a full career in consulting (Partner track), not the two year up and out. Do they have certain quotas they are filling? My friend didn't know but said she's usually the only female on a team.
According to every MBB/other website they are doing a lot to improve equality of the sexes in their employees in terms of numbers/ranks, etc. but I'm wondering how much of that is talk and how much is real? It's very 'trendy' for firms to promote diversity/equality at the moment, which is a good thing of course, but only if they actually follow through.
Even on this site I'm guessing it's only 20% women, so I'm just curious. Vielen Dank!
Thank you so much for your detailed and well-thought out message Elias! I hope it gets upvoted a lot so other women on here can see it. From everything I've learned so far about this business (including the difficult parts/sacrifices), I want to start from the beginning with an aim for a senior role as I think I'm well-suited for it. Thank you for the encouragement and kind words!
Thanks for your feedback. I wish you the very best of luck in pursuing your dream and being a trailblazer.
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