meet a lot of fantastic people in fantastic places. The work is project-based but you can have several different workstreams at the same time, so it never gets boring. There's something for everyone too, from cloud computing in the finance sector to IT delivery. The thing about consultancy experience is that you don't lose it. I've found it's helped me in a wide range of things, both inside and outside the work market. But why is there no woman's view of the profession given that an awful lot of us work, or have worked, in consultancy? Female graduates also out-earn male peers at entry level. Yet many recent articles here about decently-paid careers only spoke to men. (Discussion of downshifting into insecure, erratic income paths that don't challenge the boys' rights to either their employed jobs or their male provider role is perfectly fine, of course). Therefore content such as "something for everyone" being "from cloud computing to IT delivery" reflects a narrow and misleading world view, instead of the broad vision you expect in the field. I should add that management consultancy does not require any hard skills. You could actually go straight from a good set of GCSEs to working as a consultant (if they'd have you) - main requirements - report writing, common sense, and an ability to use Google, excel and word. These consultancies do the work that people in government / nhs / town councils should really be doing. I worked in a small consultancy