The hidden job market isn't complicated—it's just three channels that consultants rarely use because they look "inefficient" on the surface. We'll show you exactly how to work all three simultaneously while your corporate job search happens on the side.

You've decided to exit management consulting. Now you need a timeline that doesn't require you to sacrifice your current delivery or burn out further. Most consultants waste three to four months on job searches because they're optimizing for perfection instead of momentum. Here's the framework ex-consultants use to compress timelines and move from "I'm ready to leave" to "starting new role" in 10-14 weeks.

As a management consultant, your analytical training is your superpower at work—and your prison in your own life. Clarity doesn't materialize from deeper analysis. It comes from testing reality. This framework shows you how to break through analysis paralysis by moving with 60-70% information instead of waiting for certainty that may never arrive.

The consulting model is designed for short tenure—up-or-out pressure, high hours, no execution involvement, early exit. And management consultants ready to exit often conflate industry patterns with personal failure. Here's how to separate real concerns from self-doubt during corporate transitions.