I have some questions about my future career development, which I hope people here with experience can kindly help me out.I graduated from Wariwck with a BSc in Management (2.1) in 2003 and followed by a MSc at LSE. After I graduated from LSE, I joined the Leadership Development Program of a major manufacture company (top 20 of FTSE 100). I was fast tracked into an improtant finance analyst position within 1.5 years (Normally take 3 years to get such a position in this company). I recently passed final exam of CIMA (Charted Management Accountant) and will become a qualified accountat by December. I also recently got a Business Analyst position within the Corporate Development, which will give me a exposure to many senior executuves and a promised future in this company. However, I was interested in Consulting since I was in school. I couldn't get a job at consultancy firm is becuase of my nationality. I am now considering a move from industry to consulting but don't know if I should give up the strong foundation I built up in this company. My plan is to get into a TOP 10 MBA in US after 3-4 years. I believe a name of a recogonised consulting firm will help me greatly to get that. Will this move damage or enhance my CV?Also, I am not a UK Citizen, I originally come from China and have worked on several projects related to China. Will this background give me any advantage ot disadvantage?Regarding to Salary, I am now earning 30k+ which can give me a comfortable life at Midland. What will be the equivalent salary level in London? Sorry about so many questions but thank you very much in advance for any comments.

Having worked for a consulting firm does not necessarily help you get into a top US B-school. What's more important is that you demonstrate career progression -- increasing levels of pay and responsibility with your current employer. I suggest you stay with current employer, work on challenging engagements, and make sure you get promoted once or twice. US B-schools typically try to have a well-rounded class...which means they try to balance between male/female, engineers/finance/liberal arts types, ex-MC/ex-IB/ex-industry, nationalities, etc. Whether or not a Chinese background would help or hurt will depend on how many applications they receive from Chinese nationals relative to other nationalities. By that token, being a MC could hurt if they suddenly receive a rash of applications from ex-MCs. The last thing US B-schools want is a class made of white, male, ex-management consultants!!

Thank you very much for your reply!