Comments on: Management consulting “lingo” – words and phrases that applicants and interviewees should know http://managementconsulted.com/consulting-lingo/management-consulting-lingo-words-and-phrases-that-applicants-and-interviewees-should-read-and-know/ Consulting resumes, interviews, jobs, and case studies Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:05:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What You Should Do When You’re On the Beach – Besides Working On Your Tan | Mergers & Inquisitions http://managementconsulted.com/consulting-lingo/management-consulting-lingo-words-and-phrases-that-applicants-and-interviewees-should-read-and-know/comment-page-1/#comment-4103 What You Should Do When You’re On the Beach – Besides Working On Your Tan | Mergers & Inquisitions Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:04:40 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=330#comment-4103 [...] borrowing this term from the management consulting lexicon, but it applies equally well to bankers and anyone else in business: simply put, on the beach time [...] [...] borrowing this term from the management consulting lexicon, but it applies equally well to bankers and anyone else in business: simply put, on the beach time [...]

]]> By: Steward http://managementconsulted.com/consulting-lingo/management-consulting-lingo-words-and-phrases-that-applicants-and-interviewees-should-read-and-know/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Steward Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:53:18 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=330#comment-64 @ Kgao :P I get it from the book, by Martin Kihn. In Chinese we have a similar expression serve the same function as PIOUTA (???) @ Kgao
:P I get it from the book, by Martin Kihn. In Chinese we have a similar expression serve the same function as PIOUTA (???)

]]> By: kgao http://managementconsulted.com/consulting-lingo/management-consulting-lingo-words-and-phrases-that-applicants-and-interviewees-should-read-and-know/comment-page-1/#comment-63 kgao Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:23:31 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=330#comment-63 Thanks for the adds, Steward. First time I've heard PIOUTA. Thanks for the adds, Steward. First time I’ve heard PIOUTA.

]]> By: Steward http://managementconsulted.com/consulting-lingo/management-consulting-lingo-words-and-phrases-that-applicants-and-interviewees-should-read-and-know/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Steward Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:44:30 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=330#comment-59 Thank you and Ben's effort in putting together such a post, you guys are rock stars! Let me add a few more as well (correct me if I ever had poor explanation in any of these ) <b>Capacity</b>: your time and energy to pick up another task <b>Deck</b>: means your slides, Powerpoint files <b>Deliverable</b>: generally it refers to the final report you present to the client <b>PIOUTA</b>: pull it out of thin air, to come up with something by guess. "where does this revenue number come from?" "I just pulled it out of thin air." also see "WAG" <b>WAG</b>: wild-ass-guess <b>Populate</b>: to fill an empty spreadsheet with data <b>QC</b>: Quality control, means checking typos, grammar mistake on the slide <b>Summer</b>: Summer intern <b>Engagement</b>: the project you're engaged to <b>On board</b>: the status of being on an engagement Thank you and Ben’s effort in putting together such a post, you guys are rock stars!
Let me add a few more as well (correct me if I ever had poor explanation in any of these )

Capacity: your time and energy to pick up another task

Deck: means your slides, Powerpoint files

Deliverable: generally it refers to the final report you present to the client

PIOUTA: pull it out of thin air, to come up with something by guess. “where does this revenue number come from?” “I just pulled it out of thin air.” also see “WAG”

WAG: wild-ass-guess

Populate: to fill an empty spreadsheet with data

QC: Quality control, means checking typos, grammar mistake on the slide

Summer: Summer intern

Engagement: the project you’re engaged to

On board: the status of being on an engagement

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