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6 reasons why companies spend $2 million to hire management consultants

Today’s post departs from its usual focus on recruiting to take a 5,000 mile view of the consulting industry and its purpose. Consultants can have a negative reputation – charging $2 million for 12 week’s work that results in stacks of PowerPoint slides, all of which are archived into a dusty closet (digital or otherwise) [...]

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Welcome to new readers, an interview with Social Geekette, and useful resources for understanding management consulting

This blog has been growing my leaps and bounds. I’ve really appreciated meeting readers and helping people in their quest to break into the consulting industry. For new readers, consider subscribing to my RSS. It’s the most convenient way to receive blog updates – and expect a slew of content in the next few days [...]

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How to get a consulting job in a tough economy: notes from recruiting talks

Our Recruiting in a Down Market talks from last week covered a lot of useful material that I’d like to share with readers. The key takeaways for lazy people are: Networking is everything – focus on a few quality channels and be proactive Spread your net wide – you can’t afford to be picky Have [...]

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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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Interview with Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog – Life as a Consultant series

The Life of a Consultant series continues. The guest today is Marquis – former McKinsey consultant, Stanford GSB graduate, and author of the popular consulting blog Marquis’ Weblog. Previous interviews covered consultants from Booz Allen, AT Kearney, and Nortel. Some background: I’ve been reading Marquis’ blog for several years. He is a prolific and insightful [...]

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