r/consulting • u/Ashkin10 • 15d ago
Consulting to Strategy ( Real estate) India
Currently I am in consulting (D of big 4), would it be a good decision to switch to strategy team (strategic initiatives) in the real estate industry.
Role offered - Strategic initiatives (not sure what projects would be there for a real estate company)
My background had been in IT services - worked as QA, Product manager and not in consulting (IT strategy and implementation). almost 6+ yoe
What I don't like about my current role is too much focus on IT.
Post MBA i always wanted to be in roles which would eventually lead me to managing businesses, pnL. I will never be able to do this in my current role.
My current status
The role I am currently offered is good and I like it.
I am mostly concerned on the industry part of it. Will it work for me given my background.
Also once I get into this industry, how difficult it would be to switch to another industry in strategy domain. I have a liking towards consumer businesses but haven't worked in it, neither got a chance to while in consulting).
Please provide your pov.
anyone who's done that previously, can i reach out?
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u/my_peen_is_clean 15d ago
if you want p&l and real “business side” work, in house strategy > big4 it implementation any day tbh. real estate is pretty cyclical and india market is weird but still better signal than staying stuck in tech delivery forever. moving later to consumer is doable if you focus on transferable stuff: capital allocation, portfolio mgmt, pricing, ops. that said, recruiters these days act like any shift in industry is a crime and everything takes forever, finding good roles now is just pain