I was asked to leave 2 times

Hi there,

I’m sorry to hear that. It sounds like you are very good at passing the recruiting processes of the various consulting firms but something is missing when it comes to the actual day-to-day consulting work. 
 

If you need money right now, you should take the job offer you have in order to take care of that. As for your consulting prowess, before you give up you should try to think of it as a case study with a problem statement like:

“Candidate who shows strong interview performance and receives multiple consulting offers is being let go by multiple firms after taking the offers. What could be the reasons the firms asked the candidate to leave? How could the candidate turn around the situation to remain at the next job for at least 2 years?“

You should probably also get together with a coach to analyze the situation. What was the feedback you received when they asked you to leave? Was it consistent across both firms or did they give you different reasons? What are your personal struggles you experience when on the job? etc.

All the best

Hi there,

I'm really sorry to hear. Can't be easy :/

First, read this guide (I hope it helps): Consulting Survival Guide - Tips for Your Consulting Career

Second, do consider a career coach/mentor. Something might be “wrong” that needs development. (Or, remember, sometimes it truly could just be bad luck and not you).

Take one of the offers. If something else comes up, then make the decision at that point.

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about the situation, that must not be easy. In terms of your question:

Q: It has been months now with no job, so I feel now I have to go with one of the offers, for financial reasons of course. But If I secured an offer from a company that is not consulting I will leave immediately, is this ethical to do?

Given what you shared, I would take one of the consulting offers for the following reasons:

1) You mentioned you don’t have current alternatives and need a job for financial reasons

2)  We don’t know why they asked you to leave but the issue might have been fixed now and you might do well with the new company  / find a different environment. If you feel you still need to work on the issue, you might want to get some support as well from a mentor/coach, to find a solution

3) Even if you don’t want to stay long-term, you will most likely increase your chances for your next opportunity compared to remaining unemployed, which would increase the gap period without a job

In terms of whether you should leave immediately in case you find something else: it is a personal decision. However, I would at least wait a few months to see if the new company is different.

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there,

Sorry to hear that!

Then again, you must be doing something right if you can score multiple offers. :-)

I would go for a root-cause analysis of what's going on. 

What areas are you performing well? What is not working out? Why is that the case?

1. You have to be brutally honest to pinpoint what's going on and why. 
2. Once that is done, you can start leveraging your strengths to become a distinctive consultant in some areas where you are already strong.
3. Lastly, you need to develop your weaknesses to a robust level so they are no longer dealbreakers on the job.

The first point can be done individually. 

For points 2 and 3 you need a coach or more guidance (hint: I wrote a book exactly on that topic called Consulting Career Secrets that shows new hires how to become distinctive and progress quickly without burning out).

Happy to help!

Cheers,

Florian

Sorry to hear. 

Having this little context on your situation and taking into account its complexity, it's rather difficult to advise you at this point. 

For sure, I would suggest that if there are areas of development that led to you being released by two firms, you should make fixing them a priority. Otherwise, the same pattern could repeat even when you are in the industry (i.e., a non-consulting firm). 

Feel free to reach out with more context and I'm happy to give my revised perspective on this. 

And sorry to hear. It must feel awful. You have my sympathy. 

Best,
Cristian

Hey,

I lost trust in my self and my capabilities as well

I feel you, we've all been there at some point.

In addition to the career advice the other coaches have given you, I believe you can benefit from some therapy in order to resolve your sticking points. I've been doing it myself for almost 3 years and it has had an immense effect on my wellbeing, both professionally and personally.

Good luck!
Nick

If you need the job… take the job. 

Regarding the “ethical” concern… On the one hand you should give them a fair chance… on the other, when you are hired they are giving you only 1 year of job security… you can look at this in terms of reciprocity.