Category: management consulting

Management Consulted UK Tour – Fall 2015

After our annual East Coast Fall Tour, we jetted off to the UK to host events with consulting clubs from King's College London, University College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, Durham University and Manchester School of Business. Plus - we held our annual London bootcamp at the swanky Grosvenor House J.W Marriott. (8 lucky…

Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015

When Willie Nelson wrote "On the Road Again," we're pretty sure he was talking about us! We kicked off our busy travel season with our annual East Coast Fall Tour to host events with consulting clubs from the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Harvard Business School. Plus - we took…

Thinking Like a Consultant – Communicating Core Values

Welcome to the next installment of our "Thinking Like a Consultant" series, where we are exploring thoughts, behaviors and mindsets of successful consultants. If you have't read Part 1 or Part 2 yet, make sure you catch yourself up before reading on. As a consultant, or as any skilled professional for that matter, you should be aware…

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.…

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 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won't work. Many History, English, and Art majors, as well as engineers and law students - all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics - come to us asking how they can develop…

UK 2013 Consulting Bootcamp Tour Recap

As if staying Stateside wasn't enough, we decided to chase the Autumn weather to its last ends in the U.K. If you're just joining us, we've spent the last few months galavanting around to top college campuses across the planet - check out our posts on Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Georgetown, Duke and Georgia Tech. Sorry, it's taken us so long to get…

3 Ways Financial Advisory Consulting Beats Strategy Consulting

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?  Find it here: 5 reasons to choose…

5 Reasons to Choose Strategy Consulting Over Financial Advisory Consulting

Strategy consulting vs. financial advisory consulting - both are consulting. Can they really be that different? We get at least 5 questions a month from readers about this either-or, and in honor of all of you we put together our 5 major differences between the 2 prominent types of consulting, and why work in strategy consulting…

Comparing McKinsey, Bain, & BCG

There’s a reason why McKinsey, Bain, and BCG are the top dogs in the management consulting industry. Perhaps it’s more accurate to say that there are many reasons that make consultants at these 3 firms part of an elite club. History, prestige, and expertise are a few of the elements that make MBB the most sought after management consulting…