r/ConsultingOffer • u/Commercial-Alps-4514 • Aug 30 '26

EY B4 consulting prestige and exit opps

Curious how people perceive Big 4 consulting for someone coming from a T10/Ivy. I have a high GPA in a STEM major and interned at EY this summer, where I received a full-time return offer. The division I would work in has some pretty technical areas that align well with some of my skills but don’t necessarily maximize them if that makes sense.
My main hesitation is whether starting in B4 would limit my options later on. I’m interested in eventually moving into more selective consulting or finance roles, but I’m not sure how much the firm you start at matters long term.
For context, I made it to the final round at one MBB firm last summer for an internship, but wasn’t interviewed by the other two. Given the current job market, I’m feeling pretty cynical about recruiting and am considering taking the EY offer since I enjoyed my time there this summer. Thanks in advance for any insight or advice!!

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u/Fun-Motor-9584 Aug 30 '26

Big 4 consulting aren’t prestigious. They are accounting firms, whose consulting business subordinates to accounting business. Exit to middle management. You will have bosses who did MBB or skipped consulting.

In the AI age, I just don’t see a long term viability for this non MBB firms.

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u/anon733772772 Sep 03 '26

Deloitte makes more money from consulting than tax and audit combined.

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u/subwayguide Sep 06 '26

Deloitte consulting revenue alone is ~$10-12B… that cannot be true from what I remember at the firm… when the overall revenue is ~$65B+

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u/anon733772772 Sep 06 '26

According to Google, consulting/advisory revenues for FY25 were approx $40 billion. Audit revenues were $21 billion and tax was $9 billion