Having interned at DaimlerChrysler in 2006 , he realized he would have a hard time thriving in large bureaucratic and complex organizations. With a focus on supply chain management his options were limited to manufacturing and logistics organizations. After lot of reflection he decided to pivot to pursuing management consulting. However, prestigious consulting firms recruited from Tier 1 schools like Harvard, Stanford, Chicago etc. His school’s career services advised him to have a Plan B. He however redoubled his efforts to finding how the interviews worked, cold called his Alumni and networked hard to land interviews. Competing with students from Tier 1, he landed a job as Senior Consultant in Human Capital for Big 4 firm. For 1.5 years the work and quality of life seemed to vindicate his life long efforts. The 2008 economic downturn wreaked havoc. He was laid off and had 30 days to find another job or leave the country. During these extremely turbulent times, he managed to find a job with a small start up consulting firm the focused on business transformation for utility companies.
Dream revisited, Highs and the Lows
