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How I Went From Construction To Big 4 Consulting
You never know where your path will take you
If you are reading this, you are probably interested in transitioning into consulting and am wondering how to go about it.
I recently left a career in construction management to join the consulting world at KPMG and while there is no formula on how to transition into consulting, my journey took on a bit of an unconventional path, so I wanted to share the story of how I did it to inspire and give people insights on how they could do the same.
Here is my consulting story.
Consulting Dream
I studied Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, and after a few years of that, I realized it wasn’t such a great fit for me and I began thinking about different options for my career.
I learned about consulting from different school clubs and it seemed like such a cool job. Everyone had great speaking skills, dressed in fancy clothes, and seemed so pro. I also realized lots of engineers ended up in consulting, so soon, I was dreaming about becoming one as well!
I went through the phase of reading material from Victor Cheng, studying case interviews, and going to info sessions hosted by firms. I eventually tried applying to some summer…
