Category: management consulting

Porter’s Five Forces Explained

Porter's Five Forces explained so you can understand the underlying business principles. The Porter's Five Forces framework isn't a framework that is required or used in the consulting case interview.…

The Pyramid Principle Explained

If you've been around consulting for any amount of time, you've heard of The Pyramid Principle®, developed and popularized by Barbara Minto. In fact, we wrote a whole article on…

The Ladder Of Inference

The Ladder Of Inference

Any prospective management consultant should be interested in understanding how people reason, identify opportunities, draw conclusions, and make decisions. In the medium to long term, having a framework or mental…

Internal vs external consulting

Internal Consulting

It may surprise you, but through our time as consultants and now conducting corporate training for some of the largest companies in the world, we've found that brand-name companies are…

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How To Prepare For GMAT: Aspiring Management Consultant Guide

Today, we’re hearing from Mark Skoskiewicz, founder of MyGuru, an in-person and online tutoring and test prep firm. Mark holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern…

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MBB Firms

While MBB means men’s basketball to many avid sports fans, those in the consulting world know the acronym also stands for the holy grail of consulting firms: McKinsey, Boston Consulting…

Financial Terms Guide

Financial Terms Guide

Though you’re not expected to be a master of finance when you join a consulting firm, you will be quickly exposed to financial terms on the job. After all, at…

Bridge Program Application Deadlines

Bridge to BCG, McKinsey Insight, Bain ADvantage Application Deadlines 2026

Key Insights: Attention Advanced Degree candidates! Yes, we're looking at you: If you fall into one of the aforementioned categories, Bridge to BCG, McKinsey Insight, and Bain ADvantage application deadlines for…

Favorite 5 Consulting Articles of 2018

Favorite 5 Consulting Articles of 2018

Thank you for continuing to make Management Consulted the world's most read website on all things consulting. This past year, millions of you came to us for consulting interview help,…

The Pyramid Principle-Applied

The Pyramid Principle – Applied

Key Takeaways The Pyramid Principle® prioritizes answer-first communication. The core of The Pyramid Principle (also known as the Minto Pyramid) is leading with a single, clear Assertion before presenting supporting…

Consulting Bible – Step 3. Name names

Create a list of 60+ contacts We’re on the second part of the 20-2-1 building a list of 60+ names with contact info for the 2 professionals and 1…

Consulting Bible – 5 Keys To Networking Success

If networking were simple, we wouldn’t need to write an 88-page guide on how to do it well! There are 5 keys to networking success in management consulting They’re all…