Where Management Consulted experts are cited on consulting recruiting.
Jul 2026
Poets&Quants featured Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian in its analysis of how McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are reshaping MBA recruiting rather than broadly reducing hiring. Mian highlighted shifts toward specialist skills, earlier recruiting timelines, and interview processes that increasingly emphasize distinctly human capabilities alongside AI-enabled assessment.
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Mar 2026
Business Insider featured Management Consulted’s research and COO Namaan Mian in its analysis of how AI and changing client demands are reshaping consulting talent. Management Consulted estimates specialist hiring has risen 20%–35% over the past three years and could increase as much as 60% over the next five, while demand for traditional generalists may decline.
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Feb 2026
Bloomberg featured Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian in its coverage of McKinsey and Bain accelerating undergraduate internship recruiting to compete with investment banks. Mian highlighted how earlier deadlines may benefit candidates already committed to consulting while disadvantaging students who need more time to explore career options, build networks, and prepare.
#Consulting Career PathsJan 2026
Poets&Quants draws extensively on Management Consulted’s Consulting Salaries Report 2026 and insights from COO Namaan Mian to examine MBA consulting compensation, career earnings, and evolving hiring trends. The article highlights standardized entry-level pay, AI-driven productivity shifts, and the importance of prioritizing promotion velocity, skill development, and long-term career opportunities.
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Dec 2025
The Australian Financial Review, republishing Financial Times reporting, cited Management Consulted’s compensation data and COO Namaan Mian to examine how AI-driven productivity is contributing to frozen starting salaries and reshaping consulting’s traditional pyramid staffing model. Management Consulted also highlighted firms’ growing preference for experienced specialists over junior generalists as technology implementation becomes a larger share of consulting work.
#AI & ConsultingNov 2025
The Financial Times cited Management Consulted’s compensation data and COO Namaan Mian to explain why McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and other firms are holding entry-level pay flat as AI reshapes consulting economics. Mian highlighted AI-driven productivity gains and a growing shift from junior generalists toward more experienced, specialized talent.
#AI & ConsultingJun 2025
Bloomberg Tax featured Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian in a discussion of Big Four layoffs, changing recruiting conditions, and the growing role of AI across accounting and consulting. The conversation explored what these workforce shifts could mean for the next generation of industry talent.
#AI & ConsultingFeb 2025
#AI & ConsultingNov 2023
The Financial Times featured Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian in its coverage of EY delaying some U.S. advisory and EY-Parthenon graduate start dates by nearly a year. Mian linked the delays to weaker dealmaking activity and lower consultant utilization amid a broader slowdown in consulting demand.
#Consulting RecruitingNov 2023
The Financial Times cited Management Consulted’s compensation data and COO Namaan Mian in its coverage of consulting firms freezing U.S. starting salaries amid slowing demand and tighter hiring. Mian characterized the market as exceptionally competitive, with fewer openings and more candidates shifting toward consulting from banking and technology.
#Consulting CompensationJan 2023
Fortune cited Management Consulted COO Namaan Mian to explain the sharp rise in MBA consulting salaries, including roughly 10% increases in starting base pay at leading firms. Mian attributed the increases to inflation, consultant retention pressures, and intense competition among consulting, banking, and technology employers for top talent.
#Consulting CompensationAug 2022
The Financial Times featured Management Consulted’s Namaan Mian in its coverage of major salary increases at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG as the firms competed more aggressively for top MBA talent. Mian emphasized that while candidates consider a broader mix of benefits and career factors, compensation remains the most powerful recruiting lever.
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