No chance. The median consultant is a fresh graduate. The median government offi...

whimsicalism · 2025-04-11T14:44:43 1744382683

I have met plenty of fresh graduates who know more and are much more productive than older people.

pasc1878 · 2025-04-11T15:01:30 1744383690

I have met many new consultants. Most were less productive than experienced people.

There are exceptions but few.

whimsicalism · 2025-04-11T15:04:20 1744383860

Generally I have been found "experience" to be highly overrated and companies that lean harder on it to be typically legacy/declining/european companies.

nyarlathotep_ · 2025-04-11T15:05:32 1744383932

When I worked as a consultant, the majority of the work was done by younger/less tenured/lower-level people.

The skill balance (actual, tangible IT/software skill) was heavily in favor of the "younger" (as above).

Most of the managers/those in supervisory roles were busy "showing impact" and "aligning cross-functional teams".

whimsicalism · 2025-04-11T15:06:58 1744384018

unlike the other reply, this is a an accurate description of consulting dynamics.