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Consulting Fit Interviews 101 Video Overview

"How are you going to fit with the firm?" The question is in the forefront of interviewers' minds throughout your whole interviewing process. In fact, if you nail the case interview, but are unable to convince them that you'll be a good fit with the firm, you won't be hired. Because of that, it is…

Management Consulted West Coast Tour – Fall 2014

We didn't forget you West Coast folk! After our East Coast Fall Tour concluded, we flew back over to the West Coast to host events with consulting clubs from Arizona State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Pepperdine University. Plus - a bonus trip to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.…

Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

  Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of The Bridgespan Group. Founded in Boston, MA, and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today's consulting industry. Firm Profile Overview (click to jump to section): Key Stats Bridgespan History…

Business Book Review: Steve Jobs

This week’s post is on Steve Jobs - written by Walter Isaacson (2011), the CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Kissinger: A Biography, and co-author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Our guest writer is Brandon, an MC…

5 Recommended Courses To Develop Business Understanding for Consulting

Today we bring to you some key ways that you can increase your business understanding and, therefore, your effectiveness in consulting. As a consultant, you have to look at things in ways that most people would not. You are valued for your ability to review/cut/analyze data and use the results to come up with solutions…

A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Beau approached us a few months ago to ask about breaking into consulting. He had the epiphany that consulting was his calling in life, and went searching for details - finding MC in the process. Beau's questions are probably similar to your questions - "Is now the right time? I have a crappy undergrad GPA…

Fall 2014 East Coast Tour Recap

Over the last month, we kicked off our Fall Consulting Bootcamp tour and have trekked up and down the East Coast to several universities – after visits to Columbia, McGill, Duke, Georgia Tech, Yale, Harvard, and Wharton (UPenn), we finally hosted a private bootcamp in New York. We have a number of other bootcamps coming…

The MC Consulting Interview Bootcamp – Sunday, Sept. 7 in NYC!

There's nothing quite like getting some face-to-face time with an MC expert, and our Group Bootcamps get rave reviews. We work with top schools (this week alone we're at Duke, Yale, Harvard, and Wharton - not too shabby). But what if your school doesn't offer these programs (yet) - and you want to come spend…

4 Key Types of Consulting Fit Interview Questions You Must Prepare For

During an interview, it is common to be asked "Tell me about yourself." Even though you're mentally prepared for the question to be asked, suddenly your heart starts racing, your mind goes blank, and you just plain forget how to talk like a normal human being. In thousands of hours of interview preparation every year,…

Networking 101 Video Overview

In 9 out of 10 cases, especially if you are an experienced hire or come from a non-target school, having a contact inside a consulting firm will make the difference between getting an interview or not. Because of that, effective networking is critical. In the following videos, we give an overview on networking basics -…