Tag: Recruiting

Consulting MBA 101

Consulting MBA 101: Great Books, Magazines, and Websites

It's important to be well-read when you apply for a consulting job, for several reasons: 1) Your knowledge of current business issues will be tested (directly and indirectly) throughout the…

How To Break Into Management Consulting By Pursuing An MBA

This article was guest written by my friend Zeke Lee, a fellow former management consultant (Booz & Co.) and Stanford graduate who offers some great real world advice on the…

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…

Preview of the upcoming “Consulting Bible” – the 2 most important and most common interview questions you’ll ever hear

Readers will notice that the posting rate has slowed here at Management Consulted. The reason? I've been developing a "Consulting Bible" - an insider's guide to consulting interviews that will…

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…