Category: consulting jobs

Why I Left McKinsey, Part 2

This is part 2 of my 2 article series on why I left McKinsey. In article #1, I explained why I left and dove into what I perceived to be McKinsey and the consulting industry's shortcomings. Below, I'll dig into why I loved working there and the general benefits of a management consulting background. As…

Why I Left McKinsey

One of the most frequent questions that I get is why I left McKinsey. Until now, I've been hesitant to address this in-depth - mostly because I didn't feel it was relevant for what I was doing with Management Consulted. But also because I didn't want to be perceived as a naysayer. However, I think…

2011 Management Consulting Salaries – Undergraduate, MBA, and More

Here are the companies which we have 2011 management consulting compensation data: -A.T. Kearney -Bain (post-MBA) -BCG (undergraduate and post-MBA) -Booz & Co (U.S. and Dubai) -L.E.K. (post-MBA) -McKinsey (undergraduate and post-MBA) -Mercer (undergraduate and post-MBA; includes all areas - human capital, actuary) -Oliver Wyman (Financial consulting) This is for fulltime jobs that start in the Fall of…

Grad School, Switching Industries, and Off-Cycle Recruiting

Here are some of my favorite reader questions from the last few months. If you have a question, please use the contact button in the lower right corner to submit them. I'll answer the best ones - name and email redacted, of course. Here we go! Grad school questions Question: I am a biology PhD…

I’m back!

I'll admit, Management Consulted has been somewhat stale over the past year - very little new content, no new products, no improvements to the site's look/feel. Quite a few of you guys shared your disappointment, and it was completely deserved. One of my favorite comments: "Have you dropped off the face of the earth?? I…

Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

We hit 900 subscribers today - thanks everyone! I wanted to take this time to welcome new readers, share a few of my favorite consulting-specific reads from around the web, and answer a few reader questions. The second part of the live networking podcast with Brian from Mergers and Inqusitions will be coming shortly. While we didn't…

Networking 101: We Spill The Beans On How To Network Your Way Into Any Job. It’s Finally Live!

Remember this post, where we agreed to record a live discussion answering your networking questions? It's finished. I think you'll agree it was more than worth the wait. You can download the audio clip right here: Download the MP3 [44 Minutes | 21 MB] Now it's not short at 44 minutes. And we only got…

How a Berkeley Undergrad Secured Fulltime Offers at Navigant and FTI Consulting

The Life as a Consultant series is back! We have several great interviews queued up from firms including McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, and more. Our guest today is an undergraduate student at a large state university. He managed to land 2 fulltime job offers: at FTI Consulting within their Restructuring Practice, and at Navigant Consulting within their…

They Call It…The Consulting Bible. Now In Its Second Edition.

It's been a long time coming. I promised an update in March. As you can see, it's mid-April. I simply didn't want to release a second edition that wasn't a significant update on the first. I've finally built something that accomplishes just that. Introducing The Consulting Bible The second edition is a 92-page interview guide…

The Consulting Bible giveaway and important site updates

Hi all - frequent visitors will notice that the site has intermittently disappeared in the past 2 days. After a poor experience with Dreamhost's hosting services, I've moved the site over to Bluehost in the hopes of eliminating server issues that were causing the problem. Giveaway alert This week, I'm releasing the 2nd edition of…