Ah! To Be Young, Single and Free!
A road warrior is someone who may work in any number of professions—technology, accounting, strategy, to name a few—where the work requires 100% travel. Sunday night or Monday early, you are flown out to work at a client site; late in the week, you are flown home.
Consulting or professional services has the advantage of giving you experiences in a variety of business sectors and the ability to work in a variety of places in the US (or world, for that matter) On the other hand, you spend time at airports and don’t put down roots (although you can leave to move to industry at a later date).
Joining a nationally recognized firm gives you an advantage in that people recognize the brand and, generally, have a good association with people who come from the firm.
As a result, you can have some fun, work hard, learn a lot, develop great experience, grow within a firm (or leave with your knowledge and move to industry) and develop expertise that is valued by the job market.
BTW, people my age make good road warriors too; however, my experience suggests that the demands of being away from the family wear on road warriors as we get older.
Concepts in Staffing
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