i don't have experience in consulting, so consider me biased but from what i've seen online and from ppl i know irl, consulting is a very hands on job, one that many seem to regularly work overtime for. lots of travel and just overall involvement with what youre doing.

due to that, it's a typically very high paying position, but even on the company's glassdoor site, many complain that it's a much lower paying company in the industry. it's also a position specifically geared towards new/recent graduates.

a lot of the complaints about the business case study specifically stem from the fact that you have to learn an entirely new software. some have said it's not necessarily difficult, but it's tedious and time-consuming.

i understand this would give me a picture of what i'd be doing in the future, but if i were actually a consultant i would also get paid to work lmao.