How did you earn your fast-track promotion?

Hi there, I recently answered a quite similar question here - https://www.preplounge.com/de/consulting-forum/how-did-you-earn-your-fast-track-promotion-11513

Not sure if you are the same person who asked this question last week-

https://www.preplounge.com/de/consulting-forum/how-did-you-earn-your-fast-track-promotion-11513

Hello,

Here are my quick two cents:

- First and foremost, do good work!

- Find some mentors/advocates who is more senior than you who you like to work with. Get to know them and do good work on their projects. As they get to know you and trust you, they will give you more responsibility on projects, and support you when you go up for promotion.

 - Show initiative on your projects and around the office. Don't wait to be told what to do, be proactive and show that you are a leader.

- Be sure to listen to any feedback you are given and work to improve.

Getting a promotion is hard work, so you need to make sure that you are going above and beyond to take initiative and deliver great work.

Hi there,

First, shoot me a message - happy to share with you my Consulting Survival Guide (25 tips critical to succeeding in your first 12-24 months at the firm). (This isn't a pitch/sale - message and I'll send it!)

Now across all careers/professions, the answer is to your question is the same:

1. Be extremely good/talented
2. Work extremely hard
3. Be visible

#3 is not to be underestimated and is generally where people fall short.

You can't just slave away and do a million things - people have to be made aware that you're top-notch.

Make sure that everything you do is noticed/tracked in some way shape or form.

If a tree falls in a forest but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? ;)

How to Thrive

To thrive in top consulting firms, you need to:

1) Understand the context/prompt (what role are you in, what company, who's watching, etc.)

2) Understand the objective (what, specifically, is expected from you...both day to day, and in your overall career progression)

3) Quickly process information, and focus on what's important - Take a lot of information and the unknown, find the most logical path, and focus on that.

4) Be comfortable with the unknown, and learn to brainstorm - think/speak like an expert without being one

In summary, there will always be a flood of information, expectations, competition etc. and not enough time. Find out which ones matter when. (i.e. be visibile and focus efforts on the things that people care about)

Hi!

Let me share my reply to a similar post: https://www.preplounge.com/de/consulting-forum/how-did-you-earn-your-fast-track-promotion-11513

Best,

Anto