If your story and blend of skills are consistent with what the prospective employer is looking for then yes - absolutely. I speak from having spent 2.5 years at an analyst house and am currently enjoying a fast track trajectory in the Strategy arm of a big 4. In the past 4 weeks I have received unsolicited calls from retained consultants to 2 of the big 4 strat houses. important to note is that the skills you are likely to develop during the early years in an analyst house are precisely what you would develop in a strat house. moreover, you are also likely to get exposure to client facing and team management responsibilities quicker than you might in a larger organisation. i know of 4 year consultants in strat houses who can count on one hand the number of times they have had true client facing responsibilities. conversely, in a smaller analyst house, you could expect to have client responsibilities within the first three months. happy to discuss further offline. best of luck
