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Many aspiring consultants want to know if it’s possible to get a top tier strategy consulting firm like McKinsey / Bain / Boston Consulting Group (MBB, in short) with no MBA and no prior experience in the field. Jenny Lee (name changed) has managed to do just that. In this article, she explains how she … Read more
The most popular way to get a foothold in the hyper-competitive management consulting industry is via a top MBA program. But it isn’t easy when more than half your classmates, who are equally capable and ambitious, are also vying for the same role. ISB grad, Kanav Sharma, who has successfully navigated the consulting recruitment maze, … Read more
Too many career change aspirants think management consulting is a good career option after completing their MBA. And that’s what they write in their MBA application essays without trying to learn more about what it means to be a consultant. Not many ask themselves, “Is consulting really a good career option for me?” Sudershan ‘Suds’ … Read more
The perks that the best strategy consulting firms offer grow as you spend more time in the industry.
MBA applicants think it’s worth every dollar spent hiring the best MBA consultants even if improves their chances of getting into the elite schools. And the general perception is a flamboyant international consultant is better than the modest Indian MBA consultant in delivering the goods. Canada-based Arindam Mukherjee hired a high-profile and well-known MBA consultant … Read more
The top strategy consulting firms seem esoteric and formidable from the outside. One way to get a peak inside the industry would be to read some of the best management consulting books. Even if you aren’t planning to join a consulting firm, these consulting books have enough wisdom and ideas that you can use as … Read more
If you are hoping to join McKinsey, Bain, BCG, AT Kearney, Deloitte Consulting or any other top consulting firm, your second biggest challenge would be to clear the tough management consulting interview questions. The first one, of course, is to get shortlisted for the interview. Reading some of the best management consulting books can help. … Read more
The top strategy consulting firms in India, USA, UK and many other key markets across the world get tons of applications each year from folks (some with and others without an MBA) who want to become management consultants at like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Booz, AT Kearney and other elite management consulting firms. Geronimo (name changed) … Read more
Which of these statements would you love to hear yourself say? 1. “I’m a strategy consultant with McKinsey” 2. “I’m an investment banker in Morgan Stanley” 3. “I am attending a top MBA program” What if you were able to say all of these at some point in your career? That’d be pretty cool, right? … Read more
INSEAD MBA salary numbers are among the best in the business school world when it comes to post MBA jobs. A key reason for that is the huge number of INSEAD MBA graduates who manage to get high-paying management consulting jobs. This trend continues year after year, which means there’s a story in there that … Read more
You already know about the top consulting recruiters in the industry. If not, read these posts on the best strategy consulting firms and the top technology, HR, finance consulting firms first. You also know that the best consulting jobs on the campus go to MBA graduates from the top ranked business schools. But if you … Read more
Management consultant Amit (aka MBA Dropout) covered the best strategy consulting firms in another post. This time he talks about management consulting firms that focus on a niche – like technology consulting, financial consulting, HR consulting and others.