Hello everyone! I’ve been working in business development within the energy sector for about 2 years now since I finished college. I’m planning to switch careers in the near future and have been considering consulting roles, but I’m concerned about the demanding work schedules I keep reading about online.
What I’m really looking for is a position that offers the core aspects of consulting work like data analysis, generating insights, and creating presentations, but with more reasonable working hours. Does anyone have suggestions or guidance on this?
A bit about my background: I studied Mathematics along with Data Science and Statistics in university. I’ve always loved digging into raw datasets and discovering trends and patterns, which initially drew me toward the data science field. However, due to some personal circumstances, I had to take a job that didn’t really match my interests at that time.
At first, I felt pretty discouraged about starting over in an area I knew nothing about. The learning process was challenging, but I eventually got the hang of it and made peace with my situation. As I grew in my current position, I found ways to incorporate my analytical interests into my daily responsibilities by being creative with how I approached different tasks. I built a comprehensive PowerBI dashboard that streamlined our opportunity evaluation process, reducing what used to take several hours down to just a few seconds. I also discovered that I much prefer working with large datasets and developing business insights rather than reviewing long legal documents, which don’t hold my attention very well.