A Week as a Consultant: What is it like to travel, really? Why I got out.

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5 жыл бұрын

A week in my (past) life working for Accenture. I had to travel every week. A lot of people ask me what it is like to travel, so I made this video that gives the pros and cons. I give an honest take on my experience and why I got out of traveling for work.

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@subtitles1431 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna be a first year consulting analyst soon, thanks for making this video

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

How is the year going?

@evonjoe215 5 жыл бұрын

I'm actually starting as a consultant with Accenture out if the Atlanta office next month. Thanks for the insight!

@Dusticron 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck, the new office looks really cool.

@eliteeverywheredj 4 жыл бұрын

The lifestyle fit was clearly not there for you. Glad you made the best decision for your happiness and thank you for sharing this “week in the life”

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I do understand where it would be appealing to a younger person, just not me.

@Treygunnz1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for making this video, super helpful. Can you tell me how long you worked for Accenture before leaving?

@Dusticron 3 жыл бұрын

About a year.

@maisthatsdenzel 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I just graduated last month with a double major in finance and marketing, and am strongly interested in becoming a consultant for Accenture. I am single and am willing to travel. My biggest thing is the lack of experience I have, and am wondering will that hinder me from gaining an entry level position with the company

@garrett5386 2 жыл бұрын

did u ever get into consulting?

@hashooom994 2 жыл бұрын

@@garrett5386 Curious as well

@domlglover 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dusty. I was just wondering if first-year consultants travel a lot? Or do you need to have some years of experience before the company allows your to travel?

@Dusticron 5 жыл бұрын

I was traveling out the gate with Accenture. It is good if you are single it would be great, but I think it might still get old.

@nomad__raj 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, do you get your spendings on taxi , flight, hotel stay get reimbursed by your company?

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@richeyvlogs6101 2 жыл бұрын

What time of job they give you for the Travel Consultant

@sHaDowWarMasTer1 17 күн бұрын

Highly looking for more infor in this field

@jimbojimbo6873 Жыл бұрын

Man since Covid it’s been so much better not travelling every week as the norm.

@dendi1076 2 жыл бұрын

3 years in consulting i havent got a chance to travel. not even once.

@oliviac5028 2 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@garrett5386 2 жыл бұрын

@@oliviac5028 covid i'm assuming

@jimbojimbo6873 Жыл бұрын

Cobid

@sankalp511 Жыл бұрын

Do a sap consultants travel a lot ?

@js-ed4lv 4 жыл бұрын

travel hours aren't billable for consultants? it's billable for my kind of consulting

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

Depends. I am guessing from company to company. For accenture, if you travel during the week, it is not billable (unless you are working on the plane or train or whatever). If you fly out on the weekend, then it is billable.

@jghjjhkhkhk 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, I work at avanade! Im not traveling though

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

Good. Traveling will take it out of you. I hope you like buddy!

@tangerinekpopper1868 3 жыл бұрын

How is it working in Avanade?

@jghjjhkhkhk 3 жыл бұрын

@@tangerinekpopper1868 I've since left to come work at Microsoft. But my division in Avanade was really great. A lot of smart people and a lot of learning. The company as a whole cares about the employee from what I experienced

@tangerinekpopper1868 3 жыл бұрын

@@jghjjhkhkhk that's good to hear!

@Elias-qp7cz 5 жыл бұрын

Do u think it’s worth it to work at a top company for 2-3 years out of undergrad?

@Dusticron 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like that is a loaded question? Is the Central City Police lab not working out?

@Elias-qp7cz 5 жыл бұрын

Dusty different timeline where I’m actually a consultant haha. But I’m actually 16 years old and I’m looking to become a management consultant/work in the field for 2-3 years and then exit into doing something else. Watching your video I’m not sure if it would be worth doing it for a few years at a top company like Accenture. I was thinking of working at a Top 25 company. What’s your advice?

@Dusticron 5 жыл бұрын

@@Elias-qp7cz I think if you plan to get out, it's a great idea. It's a good time to travel, as a young person I mean. You will get some great experience. Make sure you make the exit at 2-3 years, because you will make more money. If you stay in after that, you will definitely be underpaid.

@Elias-qp7cz 5 жыл бұрын

Dusty thanks Dusty Do you think I could get a good exit opp after 2-3 years or do I have to get an MBA after 2-3 years?

@Dusticron 4 жыл бұрын

@@Elias-qp7cz Sorry for the delay; honestly, the connections you make during your time consulting may play the most significant role in determining that.

@wahidhayatkhan4752 Жыл бұрын

Are you a management Consultant

@Dusticron Жыл бұрын

Now I am. Along with being a Jedi.

@lg3103 3 жыл бұрын

Brings back bad memories. I can't get the annoying club music at 7 am in the hallways and elevators at Aloft hotel. Ugh! I worked for ACN 2 years and then quit for a local job. More than half my time with them was spent searching for another job. Prior to Accenture I worked for another firm in Big 4 that was very different when it came to the client. The biggest difference was that Accenture was nothing more than a rebadge (staff augmentation) role. You are not a real consultant. You are a glorified contractor. That is it. The per diem was another joke. Did not come close to working with Big 4 where we could expense actuals vs. a cheap per diem. ACN manages to a 10% expense maximum where its 15% at other firms. Glad I left.