Archives

Latest Blogs

MBB-Led Student Consulting Team for Your Company

Good help is hard to find. Name any business, non-profit, or start-up and you’ll find a myriad of strategy and growth-oriented issues (or opportunities, depending on your view). Companies would benefit from focused, strategic attention on these problem areas, but a lack of talented manpower is a barrier to forward progress. In an ideal world,…

Consulting Career Path: How to Make Partner

Making it to Partner at a consulting firm is like a foreign dream to many. The management consulting career path is full of challenges and tribulations, including demanding clients, head-scratching hard projects, and office politics. Management consulting firms often have an “up-or-out” culture, meaning that you are either promoted or asked to leave. This can…

BCG Careers

Aspiring consultants are perennially interested in BCG Careers. For decades, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been one of the most successful and high-profile consulting firms in the world. Given its prestige, name recognition, and the sheer size & international reach of the company, it makes sense that so many talented people would be interested…

Toxic Leadership: 5 Things to Avoid as a Leader

If you’ve ever had a boss or manager that was self-centered, manipulative, or controlling, you know what it’s like to be under toxic leadership. In the #MeToo era, toxic leadership has never been as much of a societal focus as it is today. More and more, organizations recognize that toxic leaders lead to organizational decline…

EY Wavespace

You might be thinking, “What the heck is a Wavespace?” Don’t worry, you’re not the only one! EY Wavespace is Ernst & Young’s fancy name for their new growth and innovation center emerging in tech hubs around the world. Launched in 2017, EY Wavespace is designed to offer clients new ways to work and innovate…

Teamwork Skills: Increasing What Employers Value

Talking about teamwork skills might not conjure up the most exciting feelings but building teamwork skills is paramount for creating a high performing team that consistently achieves goals and exceeds expectations. You have probably heard the old (and trite) adage about what TEAM stands for: “together, everyone achieves more.” When people work together, each bringing…

PhD or Advanced Degree to Consulting

To the uninitiated, the world of management consulting can seem mysterious. It also may seem like a career choice meant for those who have majored in business administration, finance, or economics. But in fact, management consulting firms are generally not all that concerned with finding candidates with an academic background in business. In fact, moving…

PwC Sophomore Leadership Program

If you are interested in learning more about life at PwC - and are an undergraduate sophomore - the PwC leadership program is a great opportunity for you to get a feel for the firm’s unique work culture. Join us for a wild ride through the ups and downs of PwC’s sophomore leadership program –…

EY Summer Leadership Program

EY (Ernst & Young) is one of the Big 4 consulting firms, and as such, is a highly sought after landing place by undergraduate students. If you’ve got your eye on EY, the EY summer leadership program could be a great fit for you. EY refers to its internship program as a “career incubator.” Not…

Amazon Memo: What Lessons Does It Hold?

The Amazon memo is often mentioned as one of the management team’s keys to the company’s operational success. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos credits their embrace of the six-page memo as one of the company’s most important managerial tactics. This might make it seem like there’s some elaborate act of genius behind these memos.…