Great exposure to energy, will have to work hard. In the end it is consulting.
Pros
- Immense exposure to energy markets, across all commodities - More mature business (compared to new entry competitors with 25% of data vs WM) - 25 days off, no questions, no limit on schedule - Smaller working teams, so more work, but more exposure to clients and real life problems - Direct access to research analysts (many of these now leading in other corporations) - Pre Covid world, a lot of international exposure and travel - Actually a good female/male ratio for an energy company - 5 weeks off paternity leave, 16 weeks of maternity leave - Your analysis can impact governments, regulation, transactions, and corporations - Gain depth of knowledge of energy industry and trends - Highly diverse
Cons
- Consulting, consulting, consulting (expect long hours, and high standards of deliverables) - Some Directors and above are not great at explaining things in detail/mentorship - High stress environment