Comments on: Day in the life of a management consultant (client version)

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:26:03 +0000

Kevin,
If someone graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree in something other than business, what are their chances of even getting an interview with top firms? What about getting the job? What is the consensus among hiring management consultants…do they want a business undergraduate or are they looking more for talents, accomplishments (athletic, academic, etc.), how you work with others and past leadership positions? If the latter is acceptable, are there specific majors that are especially impressive (ie. statistics vs. facilities management, psychology vs. english, engineering vs. business finance)?

By: Matt Kyker

Matt Kyker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:24:26 +0000

Kevin Gao,

I’m 17 years old and am in the extensive/frustrating process of figuring out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I’m almost certain that business is the way to go for me. But I can’t really choose or get my head around exactly the career choice that would make me happy for the rest of my life.(I know I’m young and haven’t even started college or had any real experience to have a grasp on anything in the field but out of curiousity…) I can’t afford Ivy League schools for undergrad but will most likely go to The University of Tennessee(Knox.), a pretty good business school and play my cards at NYU for grad. Back on subject, what, if you don’t mind me asking, made you want to be a management consultant? Do you enjoy what you do? How is your family life? Do you recommend it to others?

By: Alejandro Carranza

Alejandro Carranza — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:28:54 +0000

I really likied the article, but I actually have a couple of questions:

What would be the expieriece and the age of this consultant. Does he has a MBA from a top program or he is a college grad?

Also, how do the Consulting Firms see the MBA grad or the MSc grad, especifically in Management Science and Engineering?

Thank you for your answers!

Alejandro

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:10:25 +0000

Thanks Usha – if you don’t mind my asking, where are you working today? Please stay in touch.

By: Usha

Usha — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:39:21 +0000

Great article! Describes exactly how it is to be a consultant. I wish I found this website earlier – very useful! About two years ago I was contemplating banking vs consulting, I ended up in consulting and quite happy with my decision!