What jobs / careers require or involve travel? (merged 2014+)
Jul 20, 2014, 12:10 pm
#91
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For my master program I'm currently looking at both accountancy-fiscality (so aimed towards accounting jobs at E&Y, PWC) and logistics management. I'd love to work in the airline industry so I will probably take that one.
Consulting does seem to be the best choise travel wise tho.
Consulting does seem to be the best choise travel wise tho.
Jul 20, 2014, 2:41 pm
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It depends what type of consultant - the management consulting industry is mainly populated by people in their 20s.
Jul 20, 2014, 4:13 pm
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You might be a bit late on the business offer - I just signed a deal with Pennypacker.
Jul 20, 2014, 4:46 pm
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Management consulting (and in my mid-20s to answer the post above about having to be older to be a consultant).
I just left but M-Th travel was a constant pretty much every week over the year (in 3 years I earned top-tier status 1x on segments and the other 2x on miles)
I just left but M-Th travel was a constant pretty much every week over the year (in 3 years I earned top-tier status 1x on segments and the other 2x on miles)
Jul 20, 2014, 11:06 pm
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Exactly. Boys who have a shiny MBA and know JS about how the world truly works. Sorry, but I have met a number of them over the years and to a tee, not one of them know the difference between value and price.
Jul 20, 2014, 11:17 pm
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Jul 21, 2014, 12:29 am
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I graduate at the end of this year, I just got offered my internship position today. I'd love to do locum work but that's getting more and more scarce where we are now.
Jul 21, 2014, 4:27 am
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[Curiosity] The jobs behind the high-tier flyers
I'm CEO of Acme Enterprises, I've come across the Vandelay boys a few times, and I'm not really convinced they have the import export game figured out.
Seriously, running a fund helps travel. Travel to raise money, travel to spend it!
Seriously, running a fund helps travel. Travel to raise money, travel to spend it!
Jul 21, 2014, 9:41 am
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Agreed. While other posters are correct that there are a lot of 20 somethings in the management consulting business, the big money and big travel opportunities are going to those with experience. No business (at least none that I've worked with) is going to pay $2,000/day for someone with a degree and 3 weeks of experience.