management consultants

Overview of the management consulting summer internship – from recruiting to guaranteeing a return offer

Summer internships in management consulting are tough to find because there are so few. Some companies have just begun to expand their internship programs (eg, McKinsey) and some don’t hire summer undergraduate interns (eg, smaller boutiques). However, landing one is incredibly valuable – you get a trial period to determine whether its the right career [...]

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The Management Consulted FAQ is finished

Click here to see answers to questions like these: Can you tell me more about your background and how you broke into management consulting? What’s the difference between 1st and 2nd round interviews? How should I rank my office preferences? What are the firms looking for in “fit interviews”? Do I have to be good [...]

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How to network at management consulting company presentations and information sessions

I summarized the management consultants recruiting process in this post. This is the beginning of my deep-dives on each piece of that recruiting process and will be focused on the “execution specifics” – showing you exactly how to master the recruiting process. The overview: Far more common if you’re currently in school (undergraduate, MBA) where consulting firms ranging from BostonConsulting Group to Mercer HR to Deloitte will swarm campuses, giving presentations and holding [...]

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

Received an influx of new readers in the last few days, thanks to some link love from fellow bloggers. Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. [...]

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