Veterans in Consulting

Management Consulting is the 5th largest industry for U.S. military Veterans. What is consulting and why might Active Duty military personnel and Veterans consider this as a career path?

To answer this question we studied 4,300 LinkedIn profiles of U.S. Military Veterans who have worked in the field of Management Consulting. We also conducted over 15 hours of qualitative interviews with U.S. Military Veterans who have worked in the field of Management Consulting.


Free 1-hour Live Webinar

This webinar is designed to answer that question. It provides critical insights based on a quantitative analysis of over 4,300 LinkedIn profiles of U.S. Military Veterans who have worked in the field of Management Consulting. It also shares advice and perspectives from over ten hours of qualitative interviews with U.S. Military Veterans who have worked in the field of Management Consulting.

  • What is Management Consulting?

  • What companies hire the most Veterans?

  • How does time in service affect salary?

  • What education and work experience are most common in this career path?

  • What does day-to-day life look like as a consultant?

A video copy of the presentation will be sent after the Webinar in case you are unable to attend that day.


Veterans in Consulting book

The first part of this book covers the qualitative aspects of Management Consulting – what is Management Consulting, why might a Veteran like this career path, what sort of work do consultants do, and how does that work translates to a daily and weekly lifestyle. Using stories from a variety of Veterans who have pursued – and succeeded – in this career path, it also shows what Veterans need to know to prepare for and excel in the interview process.

The second portion of this book focuses on quantitative analysis, based on a statistical investigation of public profiles on LinkedIn. Among other aspects, it shows the average length of military service, civilian work experience, and amount of education Veterans have before working at ten of the top consulting companies in the world.


8 Free Podcast Interviews

We have eight, free podcast episodes where we talk to Veterans who now work in the consulting industry. They share more about their journey into consulting, what they like about it, what their day-to-day life is like and more.

They also share advice for other Veterans who are considering this career path.


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