I am 49 years of age, about to begin my MBA at Birmingham. Currently work in the utility sector and have an LLB. What are the chances of me getting hired b a consultancy company all things being equal?

Higher than without an MBA.

[quote]I am 49 years of age, about to begin my MBA at Birmingham. Currently work in the utility sector and have an LLB. What are the chances of me getting hired b a consultancy company all things being equal? [/quote]<br><br>Do you have any significant consulting experience? If not, what type of consulting do you want to do? Most people in their late 40s/early 50s in a management consultancy would be around Principal/Engagement Manager or Partner level. You might be able to get in if you have a particular deep sector expertise that a firm is looking for. I've worked for a large consultancy just outside the Big 4 and the new hires in your age range were already very experienced consultants and perhaps more importantly, were experienced in consulting business development i.e. sales.&nbsp;<br><br>I don't think many new hires are taken on in your age range at lower consulting levels as they are typically in their 20s and into early 30s. You could have a manager who was 15-20 years younger than you.

I was a senior manager at Deloitte. I'd say that if you are not someone who would be hired without an MBA, you would not be hired at associate level in a top (MBB etc) consulting firm at that age. However, if you want to leverage your utilities experience it might not be those firms. Use LinkedIn&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?facetGeoRegion=%5B%22gb%3A0%22%5D&amp;keywords=utilities%20consultancy%20MBA&amp;origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER">https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?facetGeoRegion=%5B%22gb%3A0%22%5D&amp;keywords=utilities%20consultancy%20MBA&amp;origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER</a>