I just sent out a message confirming that I will be working aa a strategic analyst in Accenture from next fall. (Depends on if I can get a scholarship for my Masters)
My job hunting started unintentionally.
I am a challenger and I do not like excluding opportunities.
so when my friend told me that there is a career fair in LA, when I was in SF, I went out of curiosity.
I knew I had a strong CV, so I did expect getting job offers, but I was 100% sure I would not consider them seriously.
I was sure there is no job out there that would interest me and not for a second I doubted that I would go straight to Masters.
well, never say never.
The profession of a consultant captured my heart. I do not come from a wealthy family and I wanted a well-paid job, but because of my personality I would never be able to work for a job that I do not like.
Consulting had it both.
Then, trying different consulting farms began.
Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture made me job offers. BCG invited me for an internship which is the last stage of selection, and everyone was sure I would get it, but they did not make an offer. Bain turned me down at the last round, too. Maybe because I was talking too much about protecting the environment.
Every single company kept telling me that McKinsey is where I belong, but they turned me down after a case interview (for which they made me wake up at 5:30 because of the time difference)
One Japanese IT Start-up offered me to start their branch in Europe, but I am turning it down because I feel the need to train myself first.
Ultimately, I know my place is in International Organizations, negotiating, mitigating and arbitrating.
And I am doubting my decision because
So why Accenture?
Because they are #1 in IT consulting.
IT is the future and I want to learn more about it. and then use it to propose innovative technology-related solutions in international development.
Maybe their brand value is not as high as that of BCG, but I think I would have chosen Accenture even having an offer from BCG and maybe they knew it. It just hurts my pride because it would have been cooler to say that I turned down BCG.
But together with my mentor, who had been stolen from BCG by Accenture, we will take Accenture to the top.
They are also heavily investing in strategic Consulting and financial support is crazy in every single aspect of the work.
People say, choose by the people with whom you want to work.
The first impression of Accenture was diligent and boring.
Deloitte was very professional and strict.
KPMG was fun and easy-going.
BCG was professional but superficial,
I have been talking to many people, trying to figure out what is the best choice, but it all comes down to this.
Ultimately, it is you and only who will make the decision.
And it is not about making a right decision, but it is about making your decision right.
This is what I have been doing in my life.
It feels like compromising from times to times, because the decisions you make right are those left after you have been turned down by seemingly great opportunities.
My life has been great so far and I have no means of knowing due to the lack of counterfactuals, but I am quite sure that because I have put all my energy and heart into every single moment of my life, success that I have earned is much greater than if I would have gotten all these opportunities and worked less.
P.S. I have no idea how consulting companies are recruiting. every single firm that turned me down, told me that I did great in the interview and than sent a refusal message. Maybe I was too good. well, positivism never hurts.
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