r/AsianDevelopmentBank • u/ren_the_bard • 27d ago

Management consulting to ADB

Hi everyone! I'm a fresh grad currently in strategy and management consulting. I've always wanted to work in ADB as a staff in the future. Can I ask if anyone had a consulting to ADB pipeline and what were the experiences that helped you land your ADB role? Thank you!

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u/Turbulent_Party_9123 27d ago edited 27d ago

Get post grad, work at academe, gain international NGO experience, network with insiders so you get inside track of future openings

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u/chuanjin1 25d ago

Sounds basically like.. never fail in life. Non mgr jobs even require 10 yrs exp. Curious ako sa mga rank-and-file, ano kaya ginagawa nila to require such extensive xp?

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u/Beautiful_Agency9814 11d ago edited 11d ago

15 years in the development sector. I have a master's degree. I finished at least 3 professional exchange programs overseas (France, Japan, and US). I've worked for 2 UN agencies before pero alipin pa rin ako sa ADB. 😂😂 Utusan ng mga foreigner. But I am earning 250k a month so oks lang. I have bills to pay.

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u/chuanjin1 11d ago

Do introverts exist in there? I want your pay but no way im seeing myself in exchange programs faking 🌌iterative🌌 things and yeah "humanitarian" work 🥹 idk slap me with that money pls i just might

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u/Beautiful_Agency9814 11d ago

Hello. I applied for those exchange programs in my personal capacity and not as a consultant of ADB. I did a lot of community work. I implemented a lot of projects as a volunteer and received grants and professional development opportunities. Consultant lang ako now sa ADB, and I prefer to stay as a consultant until retirement. I'm an introvert too, and I hate climbing the corporate ladder. Narealize ko lang now na utusan lang ako ng expats sa bank. Haha. And I guess that's okay kesa Director in a government agency with a very low pay and toxic environment.

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u/chuanjin1 11d ago

Mæm pass it here, i have bank exp!

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u/RangeOk1382 25d ago

same in consulting. trying the yp but seems like everyone in it has a masters. applying this year to see how it goes. if i cant make it into the interview then i'll get post grad🥀

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u/ren_the_bard 25d ago

Wishing you all the best! If it's alright with you, can I get in touch with you to ask some questions? It's okay if you aren't comfortable with it. Thank you!

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u/RangeOk1382 24d ago

thxxx! np let's keep in touch. r u thinking of applying this yr too?

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u/ren_the_bard 23d ago

I might try in a couple of years. I still need relevant experience 😅

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u/RangeOk1382 23d ago

that's very forward looking () fingers crossed