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Decks vs Derivatives: 6 Differences between Consulting and Sales & Trading

Because an earlier article on investment banking versus consulting was so well-received, I decided to write another one on sales & trading (aka S&T). In general, both S&T and management consulting are great career options. They’re both meritocratic, well-compensated, and have better lifestyles than investment banking. They both provide optionality if you decide to choose [...]

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McKinsey versus Marakon: The Battle Between Global Management Consulting Firms and Boutiques

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This is an important issue when recruiting for a business consulting job. In finance, most people think you must work for the biggest – the Goldman-Sachs-or-bust mentality. And while the big management consulting firms (like McKinsey and Bain) get the lions share of media attention, there are many successful and well-respected boutique consulting firms (like [...]

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