Month: March 2019

Marie Kondo Business Inspiration: A journey to becoming a professional organizing consultant

This month, we're lifting the veil on the consulting business of organizing and the KonMari Method with Cassidy Nasello, a rockstar independent consultant with an interesting angle on consulting who has capitalized on the Marie Kondo craze. She's turned people's need for organization - and her passion - into a business. Read on as she…

Consulting Firm Credit Card Use Changes

Consulting firm credit card use is changing. It used to be that a consultant could wrack up thousands of reward points a year on airline tickets alone, not to mention hotels, ground transportation, and food. Credit card reward points are still to be had, but not in quite the same way that they usually have…

McKinsey PST: Complete Prep Guide

The McKinsey Problem Solving Test (or McKinsey PST) sounds scary when you don’t know much about it. After all, it’s a test created by some of the smartest people at one of the most competitive firms in the world. No biggie. With the right knowledge and practice, however, you can equip yourself with the tools…

Airline Status Match: A Complete Guide To Status Match Challenge Options

Airline Status Match & Status Match Challenge Options An airline status match is the best way to make your existing elite status work even harder for you. For consultants and many other frequent business travelers, the airport feels like a second home. That’s why no matter what the day or season, we’re always looking for…

5 Tips for McKinsey Case Interview

McKinsey Case Interview Tips gives you wisdom that will help you get a McKinsey job offer! Case interview prep can be tough, but in this video Jenny Rae describes specifically what you need to do in your McKinsey interview. Take these practical case interview tips and work them into your preparation and McKinsey interview practice.…

Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve: Which travel rewards credit card should a consultant choose?

Apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Apply for the Chase Sapphire Reserve Prepare for the ultimate rewards card showdown: the Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve. Consultants put tens of thousands of dollars in travel spend on their personal credit cards every year. If you are strategic, it's the ultimate way to earn points…

Deloitte Consulting Summer Internship: 3 Takeaways

Why do consultants spend so many hours traveling to client sites, running complex analyses, building lengthy presentations, and working for (sometimes) demanding clients? The expensed dinners and travel perks are nice, but arguably, the most important aspect of the job is the learning. That's where a Deloitte Internship experience can prove very valuable. In very…

What is MECE?

MECE is one term you must be familiar with when preparing for the case interview and joining the consulting industry. The term stands for “Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive,” and it is a fundamental concept in consulting. If you have spent any time at all preparing for the case interview, you have become aware of the…

Bain Case Interview: How to Shine

The Bain case interview has its own nuances and slight differences in focus. Not understanding these differences from McKinsey or BCG case interviews could mean the difference between landing an offer at a top firm, or not. Bain, like all management consulting firms, use a case interview format in their consulting interviews because case interviews mimic…