Organizations waste too much time – see how Bain helps them manage it like money in this 10-minute video slide deck. To download a customizable version, visit the Visual Library. Managing organizations Video MORE
In many ways, my life has been a Cinderella story – great grades, entrance into a top school, internships and scholarships galore, the discovery of passion early in my life, selection for Bain, entrepreneurship, and early “retirement.” The Bain Interview Process (as a then-outsider). Sell Weekend(s) aka How I Decided to Join Bain Atlanta. Year 1 at Bain – Starting Slow. Year 2 at Bain – Blasting Off. Life After Bain. MORE
They are inter-related processes and … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Consulting Framework Management consulting McKinsey Process Improvement Project Management SIPOC Tools SIPOC is an ugly sounding acronym, but it is a useful way to think through problems. Clients often present consultants with complex processes that seemingly don’t have a start or a finish. They go on-and-on. MORE
Founder’s Mentality is a simple and elegant framework from Bain that describes how companies lose their way as they grow. The path from start-up to global juggernaut is not a straight line and Bain research shows that only 1 in 9 companies show sustainable growth for 10+ years. As consultants – I… Read More » The post Bain: Founder’s Mentality appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Bain founders mentality MORE
Bain published its 2017 Global Private Equity Report here. As a simple and graphical way to… Read More » The post Bain: Global private equity report 2017 appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Learning Bain Private equityFor those interested in private equity (who isn’t?), this is a simple and easy read. The PE business continues to do well (fund-raising, exits, returns), with two big caveats: the NAV of funds is going down and assets are getting pricier. MORE
They start off as partnerships and remain that way: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PWC, AT Kearney, PA Consulting, LEK, Oliver Wyman. Most management consulting firms are privately held. PRTM, Monitor and others were bought out. It takes a lot of … Continue reading → Consultant Accenture Booz Allen consulting firm Consulting Tools MORE
Founded by Bain & Company alumni and with offices in Australia and San Francisco, the platform gives clients access to over 15,000 vetted independent consultants, freelancers, and firms. Photo ID 40184079 © Ratz Attila. MORE
This time we visited the Bain office in San Francisco, held 2 bootcamps at Stanford, and 1 bootcamp at Berkeley. *. The first stop was the Bain office in San Francisco and our second stop was Stanford University. We’ve been busy. MORE
Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? Dear Liz, I have a quick question. MORE
We’re back this week with our one top tip for Bain case interviews. Watch as Jenny Rae highlights the differences between the Bain, BCG, and McKinsey approaches to a case, and what Bain specifically values in its candidates as they … Continued. MORE
This month’s Transparency Series article, How I Started My First Consulting Business: Confessions of a Bain Consultant, is all about Jenny Rae’s renegade life and her first business that wasn’t a souped-up lemonade stand. If you haven’t read Part 1 , Part 2 or Part 3 of our Transparency Series (on Jenny Rae’s journey before, during and after Bain), make sure you start there – it will illuminate the back story to what we share here. MORE
Is BCG more active than Bain with M&A advisory work? Bain (BCG competitor) puts a lot of emphasis on profiting from / focusing on a company’s core business. 2015 was a blockbuster M&A year. MORE
Beyond our own interview experiences at McKinsey and Bain, we’ve conducted hundreds of hours of interview preparation (we served 600 clients last year alone!). Trust us, we’ve seen it all – the good, the bad and the very, very ugly. … Continued. The post Consulting Bible Case Interview Guidelines appeared first on Management Consulted MORE
Firms such as McKinsey, Deloitte, Bain, and BCG almost always work with clients with $1B revenue minimums. When should you hire one of the traditional Big 4 Consulting firms, and when and why should you consider a lean alternative? MORE
Helps you understand the economic, regulatory, and business trends that gave rise to the Big 3 consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain). Also, great trivia story about how the BCG “blue team” became… Read More » The post BCG blue team = Bain & Company appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Fun Bain BCG blue teamIf you are a consulting geek, or like to read business history, The Lords of Strategy (affiliate link) is a fascinating and easy read. MORE
It is an industry; we all know McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PWC, and others. Management Consulting. It’s a lot of things. It is a profession built on asking good questions. It is a team sport. It is a bit of an attitude. It is a tribe that is difficult to get into. It is a set… Read More » The post What is management consulting? appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Consulting Management consulting MORE
We’ve helped 1600+ people land interviews and offers in the consulting world (including such esteemed firms as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte and Mercer). They’re comprehensive, complex, and will be more challenging than any you’ll face from the likes of Bain and BCG. MORE
For those in the throes of case interview for full-time… Read More » The post Case interview advice from Bain appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Bain case interview interview adviceIt’s consulting interview season which means well-groomed MBAs are sitting across small tables with consulting firm partners and senior managers in something called a case interview. MORE
If you missed the earlier videos, check out our McKinsey, Bain, and Top 3 overall case interview … Continued. Welcome to Part 4 of our ongoing video series – in today’s video, Jenny Rae highlights her Top 2 BCG case interview tips. MORE
Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms such as McKinsey and Bain! consulting interviews Bain Booz Allen consulting in China iSteward Mandarin A.T. This is the second post in my “Life as a Consultant” series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Some background first: Steward was one of the first commenters here at MC. Upon further discussions and email exchanges, I learned that he’s currently a part-time consultant at A.T. MORE
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. Bridgespan is the offspring of none other than consulting industry giant Bain & Company. MORE
Bain’s Global Automotive Consumer Survey found that half of customers interested in buying a car begin their journey online. CarMax, the largest used car retailer in the U.S., MORE
The firms are: Bain. Bain & Company. Founded in 1973 when Bill Bain and others left BCG to form Bain & Company. Bain has 49 offices worldwide including Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bombay, New Delhi, Johannesburg, London, Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. MORE
This … Continue reading → Consultant Bain Decision makingSo I am a procrastinator. I will just admit it. Have not completed by 2014 taxes (yes, they were due 3 months ago), but we filed an extension. I have a big writing project which is also over due. MORE
You can also access sample case questions from various consulting clubs here , and from the following consulting firm websites: McKinsey & Company ; Bain & Company ; Oliver Wyman ; Deloitte ; A.T. (Source: Flickr ). MORE
Bain & Company is known for big thinking. Bain reviews eight global trends that will each generate a $ trillion+ of growth. Look at the concepts below, and you … Continue reading → Graphics Learning Analysis bain Consulting Economics Graphs Management consulting PowerPoint Visualization Waterfall chart This 44 page report is no exception. Trillion with a T. MORE
At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. This is an important question for prospective applicants (in particular, undergrad/MBA students) looking for summer internships and fulltime jobs alike. MORE
Learning Bain EducationThe post Davos: Get the skills to be able to change your skills appeared first on Consultant's Mind. MORE
If you haven’t read Part 1 or Part 2 of our Transparency Series (on Jenny Rae’s journey before, during and after Bain), make sure you start there – it will illuminate the back story to what we share here. Enjoy! **. I sat in the gate area at Washington-Dulles airport, awaiting my first flight overseas. MORE
This is Part 2 of a 12-part “Transparency” series, tracing Jenny Rae’s slightly crazy life from her early (5-year-old) roots in business to her travels and then to Bain and beyond. The post Why I Never Wanted to Be a Consultant: Confessions of a Bain Consultant appeared first on Management Consulted. MORE
If you look at the 2012 MBA graduation statistics of Harvard, Kellogg, Virginia, or Duke, you will see newly minted MBAs making about $130K + $25K of signing bonus if they go … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Career Consulting harvard MBA McKinsey Money Strategy Survey Management consultants make good money. They should not complain. MORE
Bain published a 2018 Private Equity report (80pg) which you have to sign up to get here. The post Bain: Private Equity Report 2018 appeared first on Consultant's Mind. MORE
Then Bain is calling you – provided you are a 1st year MBA … Continued. Does the intersection of tech and business strategy excite you? Does harnessing the effect of tech innovation on business get you out of bed in the morning? The post 2018 ExperienceBain TECH appeared first on Management Consulted. consulting recruiting MORE
Today, Jenny Rae (ex-Bain) and Lisa (ex-McKinsey) share their … Continued. Welcome back to Part 2 of our new video series! If you missed Part 1, where we do a video walkthrough of a case structure, you can check that out here. The post Top 3 Tips for Case Interviews appeared first on Management Consulted. case interviews MORE
Bain, PWC, BCG, Deloitte all use surveys; see the links at the bottom of the post. Bain & Co: Management tool and trends 2011 survey. Consultants should use surveys more often. MORE
The Economist posted this chart last week which shows that McKinsey, Bain, and BCG all grew by double digits in 2011. Bain … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Consulting Management consulting McKinsey Management consulting is doing well. The data is a year old, but the revenue trend is clearly up. MORE
Bain & Co (apparently) put together a presentation and recommendation on how to get the most out of Thanksgiving here. So geeky and… Read More » The post Bain & Co: Guide to Thanksgiving appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Fun BainAfter writing 3 non-stop blog posts on presentations, here is an awesome one. You can find the 12 page pdf at a half dozen places on the web, all pretty much “saved” from 2005. MORE
Working for a US manufacturer overseas, our President hired a consultant by the name of Adizes to take us through a 2 day workshop to understand the potential growing … Continue reading → Learning Bain Consulting lifecycle Management consulting I was first introduced to the concept of company life-cycles in 1997. MORE
Bain & Co conducts a survey every few years on how executives use management tools. If you want to … Continue reading → Consultant bain Best Practices Consulting Executives Operations Resources Strategy Survey Tools Unsurprisingly, these are the exact tools that management consultants often use when coaching, prodding, and helping executive think about their business. MORE
If you are interested in understanding the psyche of young … Continue reading → Consultant Bain BCG Consulting harvard Management consulting MBA McKinsey Professionalism I recently read a 4,300 word article in the Harvard Crimson school newspaper that helps to explain why more than 14% of the Harvard graduating class goes into management consulting. MORE
He had summered at Bain and was debating between … Continued. A couple years ago, over the most delicious pizza in Cambridge, I was having a conversation with a Harvard undergrad after one of our workshops. His dilemma? Consulting vs. Venture Capital. The post Consulting vs. Venture Capital appeared first on Management Consulted. consulting recruiting MORE
Monitor was a top-shelf strategy consulting firm often mentioned in the same league as the big 3 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) and … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Deloitte harvard michael porter monitor Strategy Yes, management consulting firms go bankrupt. The Monitor Group filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by Deloitte Consulting. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Founder’s Mentality is a simple and elegant framework from Bain that describes how companies lose their way as they grow. The path from start-up to global juggernaut is not a straight line and Bain research shows that only 1 in 9 companies show sustainable growth for 10+ years. As consultants – I… Read More » The post Bain: Founder’s Mentality appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Bain founders mentality
Consultants Mind
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Bain & Co (apparently) put together a presentation and recommendation on how to get the most out of Thanksgiving here. So geeky and… Read More » The post Bain & Co: Guide to Thanksgiving appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Fun BainAfter writing 3 non-stop blog posts on presentations, here is an awesome one. You can find the 12 page pdf at a half dozen places on the web, all pretty much “saved” from 2005.
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APRIL 1, 2018
Bain published a 2018 Private Equity report (80pg) which you have to sign up to get here. The post Bain: Private Equity Report 2018 appeared first on Consultant's Mind.
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MARCH 31, 2018
The post Bain Private Equity Report 2018 appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Learning
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
For those in the throes of case interview for full-time… Read More » The post Case interview advice from Bain appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Bain case interview interview adviceIt’s consulting interview season which means well-groomed MBAs are sitting across small tables with consulting firm partners and senior managers in something called a case interview.
Consultants Mind
JULY 14, 2015
This … Continue reading → Consultant Bain Decision makingSo I am a procrastinator. I will just admit it. Have not completed by 2014 taxes (yes, they were due 3 months ago), but we filed an extension. I have a big writing project which is also over due.
Consultants Mind
DECEMBER 29, 2014
Working for a US manufacturer overseas, our President hired a consultant by the name of Adizes to take us through a 2 day workshop to understand the potential growing … Continue reading → Learning Bain Consulting lifecycle Management consulting I was first introduced to the concept of company life-cycles in 1997.
Consultants Mind
AUGUST 20, 2013
Bain & Company is known for big thinking. Bain reviews eight global trends that will each generate a $ trillion+ of growth. Look at the concepts below, and you … Continue reading → Graphics Learning Analysis bain Consulting Economics Graphs Management consulting PowerPoint Visualization Waterfall chart This 44 page report is no exception. Trillion with a T.
Consultants Mind
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Bain & Co conducts a survey every few years on how executives use management tools. If you want to … Continue reading → Consultant bain Best Practices Consulting Executives Operations Resources Strategy Survey Tools Unsurprisingly, these are the exact tools that management consultants often use when coaching, prodding, and helping executive think about their business.
Consultants Mind
JANUARY 31, 2018
Learning Bain EducationThe post Davos: Get the skills to be able to change your skills appeared first on Consultant's Mind.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 17, 2013
This time we visited the Bain office in San Francisco, held 2 bootcamps at Stanford, and 1 bootcamp at Berkeley. *. The first stop was the Bain office in San Francisco and our second stop was Stanford University. We’ve been busy.
Management Consulted
MARCH 27, 2015
If you haven’t read Part 1 or Part 2 of our Transparency Series (on Jenny Rae’s journey before, during and after Bain), make sure you start there – it will illuminate the back story to what we share here. Enjoy! **. I sat in the gate area at Washington-Dulles airport, awaiting my first flight overseas.
Management Consulted
JANUARY 25, 2015
In many ways, my life has been a Cinderella story – great grades, entrance into a top school, internships and scholarships galore, the discovery of passion early in my life, selection for Bain, entrepreneurship, and early “retirement.” The Bain Interview Process (as a then-outsider). Sell Weekend(s) aka How I Decided to Join Bain Atlanta. Year 1 at Bain – Starting Slow. Year 2 at Bain – Blasting Off. Life After Bain.
Management Consulted
JUNE 1, 2015
This month’s Transparency Series article, How I Started My First Consulting Business: Confessions of a Bain Consultant, is all about Jenny Rae’s renegade life and her first business that wasn’t a souped-up lemonade stand. If you haven’t read Part 1 , Part 2 or Part 3 of our Transparency Series (on Jenny Rae’s journey before, during and after Bain), make sure you start there – it will illuminate the back story to what we share here.
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
This is Part 2 of a 12-part “Transparency” series, tracing Jenny Rae’s slightly crazy life from her early (5-year-old) roots in business to her travels and then to Bain and beyond. The post Why I Never Wanted to Be a Consultant: Confessions of a Bain Consultant appeared first on Management Consulted.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2009
We’ve helped 1600+ people land interviews and offers in the consulting world (including such esteemed firms as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte and Mercer). They’re comprehensive, complex, and will be more challenging than any you’ll face from the likes of Bain and BCG.
Consultants Mind
MAY 30, 2013
The Economist posted this chart last week which shows that McKinsey, Bain, and BCG all grew by double digits in 2011. Bain … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Consulting Management consulting McKinsey Management consulting is doing well. The data is a year old, but the revenue trend is clearly up.
Consultants Mind
DECEMBER 10, 2012
If you look at the 2012 MBA graduation statistics of Harvard, Kellogg, Virginia, or Duke, you will see newly minted MBAs making about $130K + $25K of signing bonus if they go … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Career Consulting harvard MBA McKinsey Money Strategy Survey Management consultants make good money. They should not complain.
Consultants Mind
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
If you are interested in understanding the psyche of young … Continue reading → Consultant Bain BCG Consulting harvard Management consulting MBA McKinsey Professionalism I recently read a 4,300 word article in the Harvard Crimson school newspaper that helps to explain why more than 14% of the Harvard graduating class goes into management consulting.
Consultants Mind
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
They are inter-related processes and … Continue reading → Consultant bain BCG Consulting Framework Management consulting McKinsey Process Improvement Project Management SIPOC Tools SIPOC is an ugly sounding acronym, but it is a useful way to think through problems. Clients often present consultants with complex processes that seemingly don’t have a start or a finish. They go on-and-on.
Tom Spencer
JULY 22, 2013
The firms are: Bain. Bain & Company. Founded in 1973 when Bill Bain and others left BCG to form Bain & Company. Bain has 49 offices worldwide including Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bombay, New Delhi, Johannesburg, London, Toronto, New York, and San Francisco.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 16, 2008
At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. This is an important question for prospective applicants (in particular, undergrad/MBA students) looking for summer internships and fulltime jobs alike.
Consultants Mind
DECEMBER 20, 2017
It is an industry; we all know McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PWC, and others. Management Consulting. It’s a lot of things. It is a profession built on asking good questions. It is a team sport. It is a bit of an attitude. It is a tribe that is difficult to get into. It is a set… Read More » The post What is management consulting? appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Consulting Management consulting
Management Consulted
MAY 6, 2018
Then Bain is calling you – provided you are a 1st year MBA … Continued. Does the intersection of tech and business strategy excite you? Does harnessing the effect of tech innovation on business get you out of bed in the morning? The post 2018 ExperienceBain TECH appeared first on Management Consulted. consulting recruiting
Consultants Mind
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
They start off as partnerships and remain that way: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PWC, AT Kearney, PA Consulting, LEK, Oliver Wyman. Most management consulting firms are privately held. PRTM, Monitor and others were bought out. It takes a lot of … Continue reading → Consultant Accenture Booz Allen consulting firm Consulting Tools
Management Consulted
JANUARY 14, 2018
He had summered at Bain and was debating between … Continued. A couple years ago, over the most delicious pizza in Cambridge, I was having a conversation with a Harvard undergrad after one of our workshops. His dilemma? Consulting vs. Venture Capital. The post Consulting vs. Venture Capital appeared first on Management Consulted. consulting recruiting
Management Consulted
MAY 18, 2018
Beyond our own interview experiences at McKinsey and Bain, we’ve conducted hundreds of hours of interview preparation (we served 600 clients last year alone!). Trust us, we’ve seen it all – the good, the bad and the very, very ugly. … Continued. The post Consulting Bible Case Interview Guidelines appeared first on Management Consulted
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OCTOBER 22, 2017
If you missed the earlier videos, check out our McKinsey, Bain, and Top 3 overall case interview … Continued. Welcome to Part 4 of our ongoing video series – in today’s video, Jenny Rae highlights her Top 2 BCG case interview tips.
Management Consulted
JANUARY 29, 2009
Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms such as McKinsey and Bain! consulting interviews Bain Booz Allen consulting in China iSteward Mandarin A.T. This is the second post in my “Life as a Consultant” series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Some background first: Steward was one of the first commenters here at MC. Upon further discussions and email exchanges, I learned that he’s currently a part-time consultant at A.T.
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Today, Jenny Rae (ex-Bain) and Lisa (ex-McKinsey) share their … Continued. Welcome back to Part 2 of our new video series! If you missed Part 1, where we do a video walkthrough of a case structure, you can check that out here. The post Top 3 Tips for Case Interviews appeared first on Management Consulted. case interviews
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NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Monitor was a top-shelf strategy consulting firm often mentioned in the same league as the big 3 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) and … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Deloitte harvard michael porter monitor Strategy Yes, management consulting firms go bankrupt. The Monitor Group filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by Deloitte Consulting.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
You can also access sample case questions from various consulting clubs here , and from the following consulting firm websites: McKinsey & Company ; Bain & Company ; Oliver Wyman ; Deloitte ; A.T. (Source: Flickr ).
Successful Independent Consulting
APRIL 2, 2018
Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? Dear Liz, I have a quick question.
SkillQuo
JANUARY 6, 2018
Firms such as McKinsey, Deloitte, Bain, and BCG almost always work with clients with $1B revenue minimums. When should you hire one of the traditional Big 4 Consulting firms, and when and why should you consider a lean alternative?
Harvard Business
JUNE 20, 2016
Organizations waste too much time – see how Bain helps them manage it like money in this 10-minute video slide deck. To download a customizable version, visit the Visual Library. Managing organizations Video
Consultants Mind
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Is BCG more active than Bain with M&A advisory work? Bain (BCG competitor) puts a lot of emphasis on profiting from / focusing on a company’s core business. 2015 was a blockbuster M&A year.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 7, 2014
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. Bridgespan is the offspring of none other than consulting industry giant Bain & Company.
Consultants Mind
MAY 4, 2016
Bain, PWC, BCG, Deloitte all use surveys; see the links at the bottom of the post. Bain & Co: Management tool and trends 2011 survey. Consultants should use surveys more often.
Successful Independent Consulting
OCTOBER 22, 2017
Founded by Bain & Company alumni and with offices in Australia and San Francisco, the platform gives clients access to over 15,000 vetted independent consultants, freelancers, and firms. Photo ID 40184079 © Ratz Attila.
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Bain’s Global Automotive Consumer Survey found that half of customers interested in buying a car begin their journey online. CarMax, the largest used car retailer in the U.S.,
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