Real ChatGPT answer · index seedJ4Gm5phzOMscompleteCareers and HR · career changecomparison

Compare the long term career trajectory of entering the federal civil service at the GS-12 level versus joining a management consulting firm at the senior consultant tier.

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Compare the long term career trajectory of entering the federal civil service at the GS-12 level versus joining a management consulting firm at the senior consultant tier.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
OPM 2026 General Schedule pay tables locality pay GS-12 GS-15 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
OPM federal employee retirement FERS TSP FEHB annual leave official benefitsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition
management consulting senior consultant manager principal partner career progression compensation 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short fact67%Other / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinition33%InstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
OPM 2026 General Schedule pay tables locality pay GS-12 GS-15 official Google ↗
OPM federal employee retirement FERS TSP FEHB annual leave official benefits Google ↗
management consulting senior consultant manager principal partner career progression compensation 2025 Google ↗
  1. General Schedule · opm.gov
  2. OPM.gov · piv.opm.gov
  3. FERS Information · opm.gov
  4. Leave · usajobshelp.opm.gov

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
OPM 2026 General Schedule pay tables locality pay GS-12 GS-15 official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1
OPM federal employee retirement FERS TSP FEHB annual leave official benefits
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Definition——1x
of 1
management consulting senior consultant manager principal partner career progression compensation 2025
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1