How difficult it is to get into strategy consulting after a Functional consultant role? g after

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Francesco · Accepted Answer

Hi there,



It is difficult to judge without additional information.



You will probably need an MBA to switch to strategy consulting. You should be able to check if that’s the case looking at alumni of your company and if any of them managed to move to strategy without one.



Best,

Francesco

Ian · Answer

Hi there,

You can do it, but it's a bit tough and requires networking. I brought in an old colleague of mine from my IT Consulting days and he successfully got into Platinion.

As you may note, he was hired in a specialist (IT/Tech) role, not as a generalist - this is generally what will occur if you go this route.

I took a slightly different route, which was pairing my Functional consultant role in IT with an MBA - this got me into a Generalist Strategy Consulting role.

Denis · Answer

The information you provided in the comments are still not enough, as specific as possible please (geo, office location, length of your job etc, specific degree beyond saying it is management).

Generally speaking, it is possible but rather tough to make the transition. Those type of roles are not regarded as highly for unknown reasons to me. I d make sure to get the best possible strategy consulting internship where all that matters is name and reputation. This may open doors to full-time interviews.

Clara · Answer

Hello!

Let me do the annoying thing of answering with other questions: 


	Strategy consulting where? Is not the same to do MBB or others
	Which Functional role, and where?


Cheers, 

Clara

Raj · Answer

Hi - could you share further information on this. Do you mean a functional consultant role as in being a specialist within a consulting firm?

Gaurav · Answer

Hey, SR. Agree with Raj - some clarifications are needed here. Do you want to narrow down your specialisation to strategy consulting?

Deleted · Answer

A bit difficult to judge. It's definitely possible with an MBA in between. To judge for a direct switch you'd need to provide a bit more info on what that role is exactly and where you want to switch to.