Category: life as a consultant

Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About International Management Consulting

Live in Berlin. Work in Tokyo. Party in Rio. A U.S.-based reader recently emailed me a series of recruiting and lifestyle questions about international management consulting. It's a great topic that hasn't been addressed here before. Today, we'll avoid the standard "10 key points about international consulting" post, and instead directly address his questions since…

Perks of the Management Consulting Lifestyle

Points and Per Se: Perks of the Management Consulting Lifestyle Disclaimer: The MC Team is passionate about travel, and writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Management Consulted may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network. Models and bottles. You've probably heard this phrase used to describe the investment banking lifestyle. But let's…

11 tips for new consultants to hit the ground running

After releasing a few big products last week, we're back to regularly-scheduled programming. This week, we'll focus on the consulting lifestyle. Today's post is on practical tips to being successful as a new consultant. A former manager once said to me, "do well in your first project, and you can write your own ticket for…

How to Become a Killer Financial Modeler

Most readers of this site have heard of Mergers and Inquisitions (M&I). In fact, many of you probably discovered Management Consulted through it - that's how big it's become. Why, 100,000 readers a month can't all be wrong Brian's the driving force behind M&I, a former investment banker, a fellow Stanford alum, and a good…

Management Consulting Jobs: 5 Mistakes That Will Get You Fired

First, getting fired in management consulting doesn't happen often. There are many reasons for this (eg, the rigorous recruiting process, the supportive development-focused culture). However, in tough economic times select firms will significantly tighten hiring and raise the bar on promotions. Those who don't make the cut must leave the company within a rough timeframe - the…

6 Reasons Why Companies Spend $2 Million To Hire Management Consultants

Today's post departs from its usual focus on recruiting to take a 5,000 mile view of the consulting industry and its purpose. Consultants can have a negative reputation - charging $2 million for 12 week's work that results in stacks of PowerPoint slides, all of which are archived into a dusty closet (digital or otherwise) soon…

Top 5 Myths About Travel as a Management Consultant

Travel is a defining characteristic of management consulting regardless of your company. From Bain to Accenture, from McKinsey to Alvarez & Marsal. If you're a consultant, you can expect to become familiar with acronyms like LGA, LAX, and ORD. You can expect to spend enough time in hotels that the staff will recognize and greet…