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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…

Top 5 Myths About Travel as a Management Consultant

Top 5 Myths About Travel as a Management Consultant

Travel is a defining characteristic of management consulting regardless of your company. From Bain to Accenture, from McKinsey to Alvarez & Marsal. If you're a consultant, you can expect to…

Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulting or Investment Banking? This is an important question for prospective applicants (in particular, undergrad/MBA students) looking for summer internships and full-time jobs alike. The decision was easier for…

Day In The Life Of A Management Consultant

Day In The Life Of A Management Consultant (Client Version)

Following is a quick excerpt of a "typical" day in the life of a management/strategy consultant on a project with heavy client interaction. From a recruiting perspective, you should take…

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

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

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…

management consulting

Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101

It seems like everyone these days is in management consulting - strategy consultants, business consultants, technology consultants, IT consultants, marketing consultants, and the list goes on and on. It's a catch-all…