Get started with Management Consulted
Welcome to the site!
Here are a few ways to stay in-touch and get involved:
1. Get the latest updates via Twitter, RSS, or email:
2. Become a fan on Facebook!
3. Read the articles! Beginners should start at the top and move down depending on interests.
If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to reach out directly.
Consulting resources:
What is management consulting?
- Consulting Industry 101
- Management Consulting vs Investment Banking
- Thoughts on public sector consulting from Booz Allen interviewee
- Why companies hire management consultants
Management consulting lifestyle:
- 5 myths about consulting travel
- 11 tips for new consultants
- Consulting day in the life (client version)
- Consulting jobs: 5 mistakes that get you fired
- Consulting lingo dictionary
- Consulting salaries – from analyst thru partner
- Everything you’ve wanted to know about international management consulting
- Points and Per Se: Consulting perks
- Life as a Consultant series
- How a Berkeley undergrad secured fulltime offers at Navigant and FTI Consulting
- How a Wisconsin undergrad landed 3 consulting jobs in this economy
- Interview with a consultant from Booz Allen
- Interview with a former Bain consultant turned VC
- Interview with Steward from A.T. Kearney Shanghai
- Interview with Steve Shu from Nortel Business Consulting
- Interview with Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog
- Interview with a senior consultant from Celerant
How to get a consulting job:
- Global management consultancies vs Boutiques
- Insider tips to Bain recruiting
- How to get consulting jobs if firms don’t recruit at your school
- How to get consulting jobs from engineering
- How to get consulting jobs from liberal arts
- Recruiting overview
- Required reading for prospective consultants
Networking basics:
- How to network at company presentations
- Networking podcast with Mergers & Inquisitions – Part 1 of 2
- Networking podcast with Mergers & Inquisitions – Part 2 of 2
Resumes and cover letters:
- The complete guide to writing a management consulting resume
- How consultants read and review resumes
- Top 10 consulting cover letters tips
- Top 10 consulting resume mistakes
Interviews:
- 10 key interview preparation tips
- The biggest mistake in the fit interview
- The best followup question you can ask
- Top 10 tips for consultant interviews
Case studies and sizing questions:
- 2 smartest case study techniques
- Case studies 101
- 10 steps for sizing questions – How many baseballs fit inside a Boeing 747?
Summer internships:
- Preparing for a summer internship
- Overview of the summer internship
- Secrets to guaranteeing a return offer
Exit options:
- Consulting exit opportunities – Part 1 of 2 – Finance and Entrepreneurship
- Consulting exit opportunities – Part 2 of 2 – Grad School, Fortune 500, Nonprofit, and Public Sector
Stay connected:
I offer resume editing and interview prep. I’ll help you stand out from 1000’s of other applicants and land consulting jobs




















{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
I came upon this site as it was sent out as a resource for UT MBAs. It’s great! Thanks so much for putting all of this together to help us consulting wannabes. I’m probably going to need a lot of your help so look forward to hearing at me!
[Reply]
Kevin Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Thanks Danica (late response, I know). Hope all is well.
[Reply]
Kevin – great content, I’ve been reading through your articles for the past few weeks. As a suggestion – you should think about having small excerpts next to your articles so we can quickly figure out what to read!
[Reply]
Kevin Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Chi Hua, thanks for your kind word. It’s a good suggestion – I may consider implementing something like that in the coming weeks. I do feel like the list is getting a bit unwieldy.
[Reply]