Dear forum, would like to seek your suggestion on consultants' exit option - corporate strategy.
A head hunter told me that, it is always better to join the industry after being promoted to manager / project lead at consulting firms. He told me that, switching to a corporate strategy role at a consultant (associate at Mckinsey) level, will very likely result in a pay cut, as corporates tend to value a Manger at consulting firm much more than Consultant.
I'm skeptical about this - several of my friends who worked as consultant post MBA for 1-2 years was still able to get higher pay jobs (or at least on par) for corporate strategy roles. Would you suggest to wait till Manager level to switch?
Thanks for your suggestion.