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Why I Left McKinsey, Part 2

This is part 2 of my 2 article series on why I left McKinsey. In article #1, I explained why I left and dove into what I perceived to be…

2011 Management Consulting Salaries – Undergraduate, MBA, and More

Here are the companies which we have 2011 management consulting compensation data: -A.T. Kearney -Bain (post-MBA) -BCG (undergraduate and post-MBA) -Booz & Co (U.S. and Dubai) -L.E.K. (post-MBA) -McKinsey (undergraduate…

Consulting Exit Opportunities

Consulting Exit Opportunities: 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance

Consulting exit opportunities abound but some are better than others. Some of the usual suspects are private equity, hedge funds, entrepreneurship, B-school, corporate, non-profit, public sector, and government. Which is…

How to get a consulting job in a tough economy: notes from recruiting talks

credit repair costs Our Recruiting in a Down Market talks from last week covered a lot of useful material that we'd like to share with readers. TLDR: Networking is everything…

Interview with Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog – Life as a Consultant series

The Life of a Consultant series continues. The guest today is Marquis - former McKinsey consultant, Stanford GSB graduate, and author of the popular consulting blog Marquis' Weblog. Previous interviews…

Interview with Steward from Kearney Shanghai – Life as a Consultant series

This is the second post in my "Life as a Consultant" series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms…

The Truth about GPA Cutoff, SAT, GMAT Scores, Career Changes, and Office Selection

Is there a GPA cutoff for consulting? What do I do if I have a low SAT score from high school? Are some offices easier than others to recruit for?…

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Top 10 Tips for Management Consulting Cover Letters That Will Land An Interview

The cover letter is a required component of any job application - but often the biggest headache for applicants. In this post, I discuss the top 10 tips for consulting…

Engineering to Consulting

Engineering To Consulting: Career Change Strategy

Going from engineering to consulting is a great move. That's why we've created a series on entering consulting from "non-business" backgrounds - other posts include entering from liberal arts/humanities degrees…

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Networking at Management Consulting Company Presentations

how to get your ex girlfriend back I summarized the management consulting recruiting process in this post. This is the beginning of my deep-dives on each piece of that recruiting process and will be focused…

Management consulting lingo

Management consulting “lingo” – words and phrases that applicants and interviewees should know

People make fun of consultants constantly for their lingo. Whether justified or not (I will restrain from turning this blog into too much of a soapbox), it's important for anyone…

Consulting Recruiting Timeline

Management Consulting Recruiting Overview

This is post #1 of our series to give you a consulting recruiting overview. Below, we'll touch upon the main components of the consulting job search and what we believe…