Category: Consulting Firms

Korn Ferry

In this firm profile, we conduct a deep-dive into Korn Ferry, an executive search firm and organizational consultancy. Korn Ferry has a history of recruiting and executive search dating back to 1969, but not until recent years has the firm established itself as a management consultancy. A recent string of strategic acquisitions - most notably,…

L.E.K. Strategy Consulting Interviews and Culture

   Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of L.E.K. Consulting. L.E.K. is a global consulting firm founded in London, England in 1983 and containing the heart and soul of Bain & BCG. The firm has since expanded to 20 offices across 5 continents and has built a strong brand across numerous…

IQVIA Consulting Services (formerly IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

If the life sciences sector is your jam and healthcare commercial strategy work gets you out of bed in the morning, you need to seriously consider joining IQVIA, formerly known as IMS Consulting Group. Long known as a subsidiary of IMS Health - a major player in the healthcare information services game, IMS Consulting Group…

Kearney Interviews & Culture

Kearney - formerly known as A.T. Kearney - was the original split from McKinsey & Company, and comes with a storied and impressive history. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement, and operations consulting firm in the world, Kearney is impressive on multiple fronts. However, the firm's acquisition and re-independence in the last 20…

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…

Gallup Consulting Interviews and Culture

With a name that evokes the Wild Wild West, Gallup Consulting just sounds like a fun place to work. However unrelated to horse racing or wrangling, Gallup is an impressive firm - based on strong analytical research and insight-gathering for key clients.  The Gallup Consulting practice is a unique place - easier to break into…

Advisory Board

Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of The Advisory Board Company, now referred to as Advisory Board after its acquisition by Optum. Advisory Board is a professional services firm that offers resources to players who are mainly in the healthcare industry. Advisory Board is perhaps best known for its membership…

BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

BearingPoint began at the height of the consulting boom years in the late 1990s, and was a part of KPMG's worldwide consulting practice. However, after the ENRON scandal erupted, SOX restructured the consulting industry. BearingPoint battled to find its own way in the world, and the firm struggled with finding independence from its Big 4…

Capgemini Consulting Interviews – Tech, Business or Both?

Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of Capgemini Consulting. Founded in Paris, and containing the spliced DNA of other major firms it acquired along the way (Ernst & Young Consulting being the most notable), Capgemini Consulting is a global player in today's consulting industry. Firm Profile Overview (click to jump…

IBM Consulting

IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES (GBS) The history of IBM GBS (also known as IBM Consulting) is one of our very favorite business stories of all time, and one that reminds us that even the most enormous, boring and troubled companies can re-invent themselves. As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take…