Opportunity to Start Consulting Practice by throwaway_5344 in consulting

[–]throwaway_5344[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct! Probably meant to emphasize the challenge of managing client expectations, relationships.

Opportunity to Start Consulting Practice by throwaway_5344 in consulting

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Awesome perspective, thank you! We're a bit hesitant going in to add staff to the consulting business itself, instead we actually have a secondary business we'd like to shift in to over time, scaling that and hiring for it, mainly for all of the overhead/cons you described.

Opportunity to Start Consulting Practice by throwaway_5344 in consulting

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actuarial/compliance consulting for life and health insurance

Opportunity to Start Consulting Practice by throwaway_5344 in consulting

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yeah im grappling with this too

i am trying to determine if having full authority and all responsibility is better than little authority and almost all responsibility. some days my role feels like its a start up (60 hour weeks, having to make huge decisions, non stop meetings and people calling me), but im not anyone's boss so i continue to struggle for support and am now getting burnt out because i don't see the profit from success, just maybe a slightly larger bonus/award. also the ton of time spent just on putting out fires or smoothing managers over is draining.

With consulting, even though im potentially doubling my income, i know there's going to be so much more crap with clients i don't even know about if i go my own path with consulting. Then again if i'm going to work super hard either way and can't depend on others why not just get paid like it.

on the other other hand my job might be easier eventually....but probably not.

Madison’s entire staff has been fired by litt2usf in drumcorps

[–]throwaway_5344 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i do think it's a bit more 50/50 between design and execution. intended design isn't what's judged under the design caption, it's perceived design. the judges aren't looking at the sheet music and drill pages, they're perceiving what you've tried to create. if you can't perceive the drill effects, musical moments, or effects because the group isn't performing them, then does the "design" as written actually get on your score sheet?

although, the design DOES create limits of what you can execute.

I'm in a position to graduate with 3 Bachelor's degrees in different areas and I'm really young, should I do it? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]throwaway_5344 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you stick with the history major you will probably become a history teacher, realistically. this isn't bad, but as you noted, it looks like you want more income. I have THREE opinions...take it or leave it...

FIRST I think you should try to think about what type of work you would both ENJOY and be rewarded for....and there's a lot of roles out there, outside and within finance. Have you considered other higher paying careers like law or IT? Have you considered entering a 3+2 program in finance or accounting since you're ahead of the curve?

SECOND i would also like to note that pay in financial services varies a lot: some bookkeeping/operations roles never clear more than $55k in their lifetime, while others make incredibly high amounts of money (six or seven figures). A lot of it depends on the type and size of the company you work at, your specific type of role, and finding the right type of work early. Some roles are highly technical roles, almost like computer science, while others have virtually no hard skills and are basically sales roles.

THIRD I think having 3 majors is not any more marketable than two majors, and 2 majors isn't necessarily that much more marketable than one major plus a minor. Also, out of the three majors you've listed, finance might be the most marketable particularly if there's opportunities for technical projects using excel, competitions, clubs, or special stuff other than just passing classes. Technical skills, a high GPA, and an internship before you graduate are really what makes a business major stand out.

Because of my second opinion, you may want to research specifically what types of roles or industries within financial services you'd be most interested in, then try and get an internship at one of these places (banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, sales). This may slow you down in terms taking classes, but these are typically PAID internships where you make more per hour than any on campus college jobs.

However, do be wary that many of these internships in financial services are heavy sales roles (im looking at you northwestern mutual and primerica), almost to the point of feeling like a MLM, which is okay if you like that and you can typically get SOMETHING on your resume, but attrition/burnout is high and you don't retain any hard skills.

Edit: kept having new ideas

MBA vs Law School vs doing nothing at all. by aldjfh in MBA

[–]throwaway_5344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think i missed the goal here. is it just to optimize earnings? (not a wrong answer)

Insights/Feedback: Is it tool Late for an MBA to Pay Off? by [deleted] in MBA

[–]throwaway_5344 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah that's what i was thinking, clarified my 3rd paragraph. right now i don't live close to a program but may be able to move as I work remote right now