Career Conversations
We help impact-focused consultants plan their careers.
Many consultants want to use their skills to improve the world but don’t know how. Apply to speak one-on-one with a member of our team to support you in choosing a focus, making connections, and finding work that makes a difference.
Prospective Consultants
Consultants
Consulting Alumni
Join the 450+ prospective, current, and former consultants who have already benefitted from speaking with our team.
"The career conversation was incredibly valuable to me. It not only helped me reflect deeply and think more strategically about my future, but also connected me with incredible people who have taken the time to listen, guide, and mentor me. This journey would have been so much harder and longer without Consultants for Impact.”
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Career Conversation:
Whether you’re ready to exit consulting, are considering moving into the field, or want to explore how to make the most of your time with your firm, our team of former consultants are here to help.
Our career conversations are designed to help you clarify your goals, values, and options so you can choose with confidence.
Define your values
Most career paths have pros and cons. We’ll work with you to define what you really value in a career. This will help you decide what causes to focus on, and how to balance social impact with your personal priorities.
Prioritize Causes
There are many pressing problems in the world, and it can be hard to know where to start. We can offer frameworks to assess the relative impact of different causes and pressure-test your thinking about where you personally can make the biggest difference.
Assess your options
On the call, we’ll discuss your current list of potential career options, share our perspective, and might even suggest some options you hadn’t thought about.
Resolve Uncertainties
Career decisions are tough. It can be hard to determine where we, personally, can maximize our positive impact. We can help you think through your uncertainties and empower you to resolve important questions.
Make a plan
Once you’ve refined your broader strategy for impact, we’ll help you make a preliminary plan about how to move forward and develop some concrete steps to make progress on that plan.
Get Connected
We enjoy introducing new advisees to like-minded professonals and hiring managers in relevant fields. Many members find these connections to be the best part of working with us.
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Our team consists of former consultants who have thought hard about how to use careers for impact and transitioned into socially impactful work. Between them, they have over 10 years of consulting experience and have advised over 450 prospective, current, and former consultants.
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“Don't hesitate to book a career conversation - the number of doors that will open to you from that one conversation is hard to quantify.”
“Being at the beginning of my career, I still have a limited picture of career opportunities. CFI enabled me to speak with former consultants with more experience and in different career tracks. It also provides information about career opportunities you might not be aware of as we live in a world of asymmetric information.”
"If you’re on the fence, I recommend engaging anyway! It’s always great to expand your network, as we know, and Consultants for Impact is both a short-term and long-term resource."
"What sets Consultants for Impact apart is their responsiveness and eagerness to help. For example, when I asked my career advisor if she could meet for a 1:1 to talk about a time-sensitive topic, she was very quick to respond and schedule time. This is so rare and valuable in a job search process."
"Having a well-connected and empathetic counterpart who could support my career explorations was super valuable."
“CFI has been a seamless way to meet other folks on similar professional paths wrestling with the same questions who are all happy to share about their highs and lows. I've been incredibly impressed with the generosity and vulnerability of the folks I've met through CFI. Without CFI, I don't know where I would have found those people."
