consultant interviews

Management consulting interview preparation – the new and improved guide

Here’s a checklist that you should run through before any consulting interview. 80% of the advice applies across industries and job functions as well. Happy reading! Long before the interview… 1) Start case prep NOW. Not tomorrow, not in a week, start it NOW. Remember, the case can be more than 50% of the final [...]

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Management consulting interviews: 10 key preparation tips

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This is my final post in the management consulting interview series. Previous topics included case studies, followup questions, and fit interviews. Here, I’ll focus on 10 key steps to prepare for consulting interviews. As a general piece of advice, the best way to become a great interviewer is to interview in real situations often – [...]

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How to get consulting jobs from a liberal arts and humanities background

*courtesy of toothpaste for dinner* Liberal arts and humanities majors are often criticized for being “soft majors” – with unchallenging classes and lack of “real world” skill development leaving them unable to land competitive business jobs. Fortunately for all the budding English and Philosophy majors out there, that’s simply not true. This is the second [...]

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How to get consulting jobs from an engineering and/or technical background

Happy 2009, readers! Thanks for being patient during the previous few days. I’m back and ready to continue helping people get a job in management consulting. This is the first of my series on entering consulting from “non-business” backgrounds – future posts include entering from liberal arts/humanities degrees and non-MBA grad schools It’s very common [...]

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