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Calling all undergraduates and MBAs: Here’s how to get a management consulting job outside of the classroom

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This article addresses consulting-related extracurricular activities and is aimed towards undergrads, MBAs, and other students.
So you’ve landed a spot at a pretty good college/bschool. Now, all you have to do is do well in classes, and you’ll automatically find a great consulting job, right?  Wrong.
Actively contributing to consulting-related extracurricular activities doesn’t just look good on [...]

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Why Harvard Business School Does NOT Equal McKinsey

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The thought has crossed the minds of almost anyone breaking into consulting:  Should I get an MBA first? Or should I do 2~3 years in consulting and then get an MBA? Is an MBA degree even necessary? If I already have an MBA, how can I leverage that? Is consulting a stepping stone to business [...]

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Consulting exit opportunities: grad school, Fortune 500, non-profit, and public sector careers

This is the concluding part 2 of my series on consulting exit opportunities.
The previous post covered finance and entrepreneurship.
Graduate school (MBA, JD, masters & PhD)
Percentage: 25%
Many undergraduate consulting hires pursue graduate school after a few years. Often paid-in-full by their firms (with the agreement to return post-matriculation for several years), it affords a break from [...]

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Business school recruiting and applying to international offices: round-up of reader questions

A new resource for prospective consultants – this was advertised through the

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The truth behind management consulting salaries: from analyst thru partner

Consultant salaries is a topic many readers are dying to learn more about.
I’ve gathered the data from my own experience, consulting colleagues, and public sources. They won’t be 100% accurate but should be pretty close.
One resource I’ve found valuable is the Consulting forums at WallStreetOasis.
First year out of undergraduate:

Base salaries: $50-65K

Signing bonuses: $5-10K

Relocation/moving expenses: $5-10K

Year-end [...]

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