Jesse Rice ⋅ Cordova , TN U.S. Army, Sergeant ⋅ 3 years served

All,

Thank you so much for your guidance so far. Every piece of advice that you have given me I greatly appreciate.

Sincerely,

Jesse Rice

kimberly mcclain ⋅ Fort Washington , MD Accenture ⋅ 8 years experience

Hi Jesse,

Please reach out to me via email. I work for Accenture. We are a global management consulting firm. I am also an Air Force Reserve officer.

Kim McClain
email: kimberly.a.mcclain@accenturefederal.com

Heather Gillbanks ⋅ Houston , TX General Electric ⋅ 26 years experience

One additional thought - most mgmt consultants I have dealt with over the years have had at least a Masters degree. Of course, your years of service also count for a lot, too! Being open to that higher education may help you, though.

Ron Auspelmyer ⋅ Asheboro , NC Hewlett Packard ⋅ 20 years experience

Jesse,
My personal experience. SMSgt, USAF Retired. I completed 20 years with two undergraduate degrees. Following a brief time of job changing, I landed a job with an education-supportive company. The beginning employer doesn't have to be your final career company. It could be, but you can also use it to your advantage as a stepping stone and ladder for developing yourself. i.e. Learn the corporate world versus military world. After I joined my first company, I knew I wanted to keep growing. I chose two avenues. First, to leverage both my undergraduate degrees with my military experience in logistics. I joined the Project Management Institute and began work on my PMP certification. Secondly, I continued work on my formal education. I pursued a MBA via an Executive MBA program using military benefits. It was more hours than a regular MBA, but my opinion is that you gain so much from both the experience and education as well as the adventure. A solid two years of work on these was stressful at times. Following the PMP Certification and MBA degree, working on my career company goals was much easier - plus I had almost three years of corporate learnings and experience to leverage as well. All in all, I'd do it again. The sooner the better. Set your goals and work a plan to get there. Keep up the positve thinking!

Katie Tamarelli ⋅ Newport , KY Strategy& ⋅ 8 years experience

Hi,

I would definitely begin preparing for the case interview. There are a number of sources available both online and probably at your local public library. An MBA is definitely NOT a prerequisite, but will mean that you potentially come in at a lower level in the organization. My company has a history of hiring former military members. I would definitely look closely at your military career and figure out how you demonstrate skills that consulting companies are looking for like communication, analytic skills, teamwork, etc.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Thanks,
Katie
kmtama at gmail dot com

Accursio Marciante ⋅ Union , NJ Standard Chartered Bank ⋅ 11 years experience

Hi Jesse,

Thank you for your service and godspeed on your amends. Depending on your location, you can research the top consulting firms for available offices/presence in your area. Some of them would be the Big 4 accounting firms (Accenture, Deloitte, PWC, KPMG) that provide a vast array of consulting services and also McKinsey. A MBA is not a requirement to gain entry with the consulting firms but does not hurt however your military experience is a plus. I would check out their websites, see what services they offer and look for present job openings on their company website.

Best of luck and thanks again for your service.

Hoo-Ah.

Sincerely,

Accursio V. Marciante

Jesse Rice ⋅ Cordova , TN U.S. Army, Sergeant ⋅ 3 years served

Mr. Buck,

Thank you for your quick response, email sent.

Jesse Rice

Richard Buck ⋅ Patterson , NY EY ⋅ 25 years experience

Jesse
Good evening. My name is Richard Buck, I am a Marine Corps vet. I currently work for Capco, which is a managing consulting company. We have a program, ATP, which is an entry level program into managing consulting. If you are interested we can talk more about it. Let me know if you're interested and we can set a time to talk.

Richard Buck
76warrior85@gmail.com
914 391 3375